
Whatever options they choose, teenagers have to get to grips with organising their learning, doing research, meeting deadlines for handing in work and revising effectively. You can help your teenager get better at these things if you know how they learn best.
Have you ever wondered why your teenager wants to listen to music, say things aloud or get up and move about when they're learning? It could be their learning style in action. Everyone uses sight, hearing and touch to help them learn. Some use one sense more than the others and this affects their learning style.
Many revision and exam techniques that your teenager will learn in the next couple of years fit with these learning styles. Mind maps, lists, acronyms, word associations and rhymes will appeal in different ways. Encourage your teenager to try a variety to help them study more effectively.
Take a look at three main learning styles.
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"We use our different senses - hearing, seeing and touching - to help us learn things."