Has anyone ever called you a "wordsmith?" Do you excel at word games ranging from crossword puzzles to tongue twisters to word related board games? Do you seem to have a knack for making up rhymes or acronyms? Do you consider your vocabulary to be more robust than most others? Do you look up the meaning of words that you do not know? If these questions relate to you, then you have a verbal learning style.
A person with a verbal learning style may often say these phrases:
- Put it in writing.
- I need to talk to you about something.
- Did you mean to say this word?
- In other words...
- Let me spell it out for you.
Implications for learning
What does being a "verbal" person like this mean to you as you attempt to learn new things? Recognize that being a "verbal" learner can be a real advantage, especially in an online course. There are many learning strategies that may come naturally for you and be quite effective. Consider using these learning strategies:
- Read the content of the course out loud to yourself. Verbal learners pick up on clues when they can both see and hear words.
- Make use of acronyms when memorizing or organizing content.
- Talk out loud to yourself and put the course content in your own words.