| ADHD students may get a boost in their studies if they | | | | These students should be encouraged to listen to |
| are taught to rely on their preferred learning style. You | | | | lectures or classroom teachings, while perhaps |
| can help your child by identifying their natural learning | | | | recording class so that they might replay the material |
| style from among the three that are most commonly | | | | at a later time. |
| known. | | | | Kinesthetic Learners |
| While some experts believe that there are as many | | | | These are students who appear to have ADHD, even |
| as seven distinct learning styles in children, most people | | | | when they do not. A kinesthetic learner is a "mover |
| believe there are three that stand out from the rest. | | | | and a shaker." They can appear fidgety or are often |
| Visual Learners | | | | times squirming around quite a bit. They do best from |
| As you might suspect, these learners do best from | | | | hands on learning, and need to be encouraged to |
| seeing material in their field of vision. For some, it might | | | | create physical learning environments. |
| be reviewing notes or following a visual problem on the | | | | While these learning styles might seem rather obvious |
| blackboard. While for others, they might need to create | | | | and straightforward, being able to identify your child's |
| visual patterns to help them learn new material. | | | | preference can be the key to helping them do better in |
| Auditory Learners | | | | school. Every child can benefit from knowing their |
| Students who are auditory learners are most likely to | | | | unique learning patterns, and this if particularly true for a |
| retain new information when they hear it out loud. | | | | child struggling with ADHD. |