A couple whom I’ve known for quite a long time got a baby boy, named Elijah more than three years ago. Elijah is so sweet that, I bet you will love to talk with him if you see him. When he was a few months old, he’d turn his head to the direction from where he heard some noise. If you talked to him, his two big eyes would follow you and tried to make some sound, grr….grr…. It seemed that he’s responding to you. Now he’s turning four. He’d update me with everything happened to him in details. One day I went to their place. When Elijah saw me entering their house, he rushed to me and told me his dad’s car had crashed. Luckily his dad and mom were fine. They needed to have their car repaired of course. I asked in surprise, ”How did it happen?” Elijah explained, ”It’s because my mom’s not careful enough….” Then he filled me with every detail. Elijah’s good at expressing ideas in words and has good memory for names and events. He’s an auditory learner indeed.

Is your child an auditory learner?

We’ve already talked about identifying spatial/visual and tactile/kinetic learners’ traits. Here come the traits of an auditory learner. You just put 0, 1 or 2 to each trait as before. (0= not like my child at all, 1=partially like my child, 2=very much like my child.) The higher you score, the more likely your child is an auditory learner.

• have a good understanding of meaning and order of words
• spell words easily
• good at verbalizing concepts
• good at telling story
• good memory for names and trivia
• have a sensitivity to the meaning, sounds and rhythms of words
• enjoy activities, such as storytelling and creative writing
• when reading books, pay attention to the words written
• enjoy word games like scrabble
• conversations are frequently about something they’ve heard or read

Tips for parenting auditory children:

1. As they can easily understand you when you speak to them, give them oral instructions would be no problem.
2. They enjoy reading aloud together. When you help them read, you can ask them use their own word to retell the story.
3. Bring them to library or bookstores. Provide them with books to read and paper to write their own stories.
4. They are good at talking and listening but may not be sensitive to colours or other concepts.
5. Listen to their questions, concerns and experience to show your love.

Related articles:

When A Kid Learns

Is Your Child A Spatial/Visual Learner?

Is Your Child A Tactile/Kinetic Learner?

Is Your Child A Logical Learner?

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