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Wednesday April 27, 2016
Welcome to today’s LD Chat! Today, we’ll be talking about multisensory learning.
This is Dan with the Understood team. I'll be moderating the chat with .
We’ll use a Q1, Q2… format for questions. Please use the A1, A2… format for answers.
Q1: How does multisensory instruction work?
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A1. Learning is delivered through multiple learning pathways
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A1: multisensory instruction works by helping students learn using all of their senses, not just reading and writing.
A1. Auditory, visual, tactile, kinethetic
A1 Involving the senses in learning and how we ask kids to demonstrate what they learn
A1 By including different learning methods simultaneously, the information has more of a chance to apply and “stick”
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Q2: Why is multisensory instruction especially important for teaching reading to students with ?
good point re: making it sticky.
A1: we listen, see, touch, talk to learn!
A2. Don’t have dyslexia but text-to-speech with highlight + reading along was a HUGE help for me in with visual mem issues
All I know is I turned my entire grade 11 biology curriculum into parodies and it sooo worked.
A2 allows a student to connect to the learning in multiple senses not just singular that might be their weakest
A2 reading/writing involve many different brain functions. More neurological pathways mean faster access when needed
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A2: bc if you can't read the print, how are you supposed to read and understand the print?
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multisensory reading instruction is key
Is anyone here trained or certified in Orton-Gillingham?
A2. I am trained in OG, it's probably one of the best things I've done in my teaching career
Q3: What are some kinds of multisensory reading and writing approaches?
A3 Acting out stories, skits of written work, movie-making… When we read “Of Mice & Men” in gr9, we went on a field trip to a ranch!
A3: Love ! In practicum with Ron now.
A3 writing in mediums shaving cream, the air, gel, etc. Listening to books, acting what you read, drawing to comprehend.
Very cool experience! Did it help enhance the experience of the book for you?
A3: reading aloud as students follow along. Using colors to highlight different parts of the text.
Q4: What are some examples of ways that can be taught using multisensory techniques?
I presume it did at the time! We went horseback riding which I hated and did a mock trial outdoors
A3 cont. many spelling teachers have great tricks- write it, say it, act it..to learn the spelling.
So cool! Definitely not the typical classroom setting.
A4. Base 10 blocks for place value
A4 Stern Structural arithmetic is wonderful for making concrete
A3. We did a DNA replication dance in gr 12 bio, saw a human body thing at IMAX in gr 11 bio, funeral home in gr 12 Family Studies…
Just recently heard about Stern
A3. Anything that gets you out of the classroom is a good call, in my opinion!
A4: Math-U-See is working really well for some of our students!
Visiting an Art Museum, Working on an Art Project at Home, Reading a Book on an Artist/Time Period and Writing about their work
A4 teaching first with concrete, then moving to the visual (like on drawn paper) then abstract (mental)
Incorporating thematic music into lessons really helped the information become ingrained.
A4. virtual manipulatives, touch math
Any final thoughts on multisensory learning before we wrap up?
