I'm not a mother yet, but just thought the below is quite interesting. So... are you a Aiditory, Kinesthetic or Visual learner?
Can I bond with my child over homework? What is a favourable environment to do so?
Make sure you understand your child’s learning style and enable them to work in a way that suits them, even if it is not how you would be happy to work. There are three major learning styles, visual, auditory or kinesthetic (physical).
Provide an environment that best suits your child’s learning style.
• Auditory learners are typically good at absorbing information from spoken words. Strategies that work well for auditory learners include:
1. Talking to themselves or with others about what they’re learning
2. Reciting important information aloud, perhaps recording it and playing it back
3. Reading a book and listening to the audio book at the same time
4. Using word associations
5. Setting information to a tune and singing it to help remember it
6. Limiting distracting noises
7. Ask your auditory learner to tell you what he has done. Say you would like to hear about his homework.
• Kinesthetic learners prefer to be active while studying and may not be able to focus while sitting still. Strategies for kinesthetic learners include:
1. Reading aloud and tracking words on a page with a finger
2. Writing things down multiple times to commit them to memory
3. Highlighting and underlining
4. Playing with a stress ball or toy while studying
5. Moving around or taking frequent breaks
6. Doing hands-on activities, such as building models or playing games
7. Ask your kinesthetic learner to explain what he has done. Say you would like to get a feel for his homework.
• Visual learners benefit from seeing information on paper or in an illustration and may grow impatient listening for long periods of time. Strategies for visual learners include:
1. Using flash cards
2. Studying charts, tables, and maps
3. Drawing illustrations
4. Writing things down and reviewing notes
5. Highlighting and underlining
6. Colour-coding information
7. Ask your visual learner to show you what she has done. Say you would like to see her homework.