The Big What Now Book of Learning Styles: A Fresh and Demystifying Approach

by Carol Barnier

All children want to learn, but so often we give students a key to unlock their understanding of a new concept only to discover that it was the wrong key. The question then becomes, WHAT NOW? Carol Barnier delivers a fresh and demystifying approach to learning styles. You'll find answers and so much more. You, the newly energized "Keeper of the Keys," will now have access to the following ideas that will help you find the right key to unlock a love of learning in your K-12th grade

- Spelling activities for every type of learner
- 40 things to do that gets kids writing
- Creative ideas that make history exciting and memorable
- Science that is delight-driven and fun
- Different approaches to teaching math that actually work
- The amazing power of the ditty (over 20 fun examples included)
- Surprising ways to learn geography so that it sticks

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Education

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about how to teach to different learning styles, while never losing sight of the fact that all people are a mix of learning styles. Advocates actually trying different activities and keeping a notebook of what works and what doesn't to determine style, rather than answering a list of questions about your child (you may not really know everything about your kid!) Fantastic chapters full of keyed activities broken out by topic on how to teach all the major topics you will cover in a homeschool. This is going to be heavily annotated and well-thumbed in the years to come.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book both fun and encouraging. I appreciated her simple approach to understanding learning styles. Don't think too hard. Her focus is to encourage the teacher to try to incorporate a little bit of various styles- do some kinesthetic (hands on), auditory and visual activities so as to cover the spectrum. This book is packed full of practical ideas to teach each subject with a variety of activities that appeal to all styles. I can see myself coming back to this book again and again. Thankful it was at my local library.

[TheRose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent resource from Carol Barnier! Entertaining as her writing style may be, her techniques actually WORK. I've purchased this book for further use, along with her other books. The past few weeks have improved so much by implementing just a few of her ideas!

[Brandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great reference book to help you step outside the box for educational ideas to teach the visual, auditory, or kinestheitc learners.

[Laurie Blaukopf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful! Chock-full of great ideas and a great attitude.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of really good ideas in here for making learning enjoyable while still making sure the kids are learning what they need to know.

[Anne White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helpful--more in here than you might think at first.

[Alisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Borrowed this from a friend and ended up buying my own copy. I am trying many different methods working with my son, especially the spelling section. I also got the ditty cd. Great learning tools!