What is Multi-sensory teaching?
- Multi-sensory techniques use more than one sensory channel for input of information
- Multi sensory teaching reinforces learning through the simultaneous use of the visual, auditory and motor channels
The four main channels of learning are:
- Visual
- Auditory
- Oral Kinaesthetic
- Kinaesthetic (by touch or feel)
Visual Processing Difficulties
- Lack of directional control (reading left to right)
- Poor word recognition (even familiar words)
- Poor memory for letters and for spelling patterns
- Visual distractions
Motor Skills Difficulties
- Fine motor control
- Messy eating, using cutlery
- Using scissors, rubber, pencil, tracing
- Tying shoe laces
Auditory Processing Difficulties
- Poor short term verbal memory span
- Repeating messages
- Following a series of instructions
- Learning or repeating rhymes
- Clapping or beating time to music
- Remembering common sequences
- Difficulty in taking notes in class
Speaking and Listening Difficulties
- Mumbling
- Jerky
- Non-fluent
Thought Processing Difficulties
Sequencing and organising which relies on working memory