These students will value to-do lists, assignment logs, and written notes. Many of these techniques, however, also benefit kinesthetic learners. Children enter kindergarten as kinesthetic and tactual learners, moving and touching everything as they learn. By second or third grade, some students have become visual learners. During the late elementary years some students, primarily females, become auditory learners.
Kinesthetic learners are most successful when totally engaged with the learning activity.
They acquire information fastest when participating in a science lab, drama presentation, skit, field trip, dance, or other active activity. Hands-on teaching techniques are gaining recognition because they address the challenging needs of kinesthetic learners, as well as the diverse needs of auditory and visual learners. As research and teacher inservicing continue, classrooms will continue to integrate more of these techniques. Once students understand their learning styles, they can better adapt to their learning environment. Throughout the educational process, students enter many arenas.