The Multi-sensory Approach to Reading

Introduction

Students learn in different ways and multi-sensory instruction is a way of teaching students by engaging multiple senses. 

Task

Watch the video and visit the links provided to learn more about multi-sensory instruction, then answer the questions provided. 

Process

1 - How Multi-sensory Instruction Works, Where does multi-sensory instruction work, Who can benefit from multi-sensory instruction 

2 - Examples of multi-sensory phonics activities 

3 & 4 - Why multi-sensory learning is effective 

5 - Multi-sensory Techniques 

6 - Letter, Sound, Word activities 

Resources   
1

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/multisensory-instruction-what-you-need-to-know
2

https://www.readingrockets.org/article/phonics-instruction-value-multi-sensory-approach
3

https://www.waterford.org/education/why-multisensory-learning-is-an-effective-strategy-for-teaching-students-how-to-read/#:~:text=Educational%20researchers%20have%20found%20that,or%20words%20with%20sounds%20faster.&text=Even%20little%20activities%20that%20involve,brain%20while%20reading%20or%20writing.
4

https://child1st.com/blogs/resources/what-is-multisensory-learning-why-is-it-so-effective
5

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/8-multisensory-techniques-for-teaching-reading
6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxelwzL4HM0

 
   
   
   

 

Evaluation

After visiting the links and watching the video answer the following questions

1) Describe how multi-sensory instruction works. 

2) List the 5 sense and give an example of how the sense can be included in learning process. 

3) Why do many programs designed for struggling readers include a multi-sensory approach? 

4) What are some other subjects multi-sensory instruction is used? List examples of how the instruction can be used? 

5) Why can all students benefit from multi-sensory instruction? 

6) What activity for multi-sensory instruction would you use for teaching phonics? Elaborate on the activity and explain why. 

7) Why is literacy a beneficial to multi-sensory skill? 

8) Why does multi-sensory instruction work? 

9) What are the 4 primary pathways to a child's brain? List examples of each being used in a multi-sensory lesson? 

10) What is a multi-sensory technique that you could see yourself using in your classroom? Why? 

Conclusion

Multi-sensory instruction is effective and benefits many students and their different needs. 

Credits

Morin, A (2020) A Multisensory Instruction: What You Need to Know. Retrieved 7 August 2020, from https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-sc…

Morin, A (2020) 8 Multisensory Techniques for Teaching Reading. (2020). Retrieved 7 August 2020, from https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-sc…

Phonics Instruction: the Value of a Multi-sensory Approach. (2017). Retrieved 7 August 2020, from https://www.readingrockets.org/article/phonics-instruction-value-multi-…

What is Multisensory Learning & Why is it so Effective?. (2020). Retrieved 7 August 2020, from https://child1st.com/blogs/resources/what-is-multisensory-learning-why-…

Why Multisensory Learning is an Effective Strategy for Teaching Students How To Read | Waterford.org. (2020). Retrieved 7 August 2020, from https://www.waterford.org/education/why-multisensory-learning-is-an-eff….