MODALITY
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VISUAL
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AUDITORY
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KINESTHETIC
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PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE
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Learns by seeing or watching demonstrations.
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Learns through verbal instructions from self or others.
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Learns by doing and direct involvement.
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READING
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Likes description; sometimes stops reading to stare into space and imagine the scene; intense concentration.
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Enjoys dialogue and plays; avoids lengthy descriptions; unaware of illustrations; moves lips or sub-vocalizes.
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Prefers stories where action occurs early; fidgets while reading; not an avid reader.
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MEMORY
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Remembers faces, but forgets names; writes things down; takes notes.
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Remembers names, but forgets faces; remembers by auditory repetition.
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Remembers best what was done, but not what was seen or talked about.
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IMAGERY
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Vivid imagination; thinks in pictures; visualizes in detail.
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Sub-vocalizes; imagines things in sounds; details are less important.
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Imagery is not important; images that do occur are accompanied by movement.
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DISTRACTABILITY
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Unaware of sounds; distracted by movement.
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Easily distracted by sounds.
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Not attentive to visual or auditory presentation and may seem distracted.
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PROBLEM SOLVING
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Plans in advance; organizes thoughts by writing them; lists problems.
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Talks problems out; tries solutions verbally or subvocally; talks self through problems.
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Attacks problem physically; impulsive; often selects solution involving greatest activity.
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RESPONSE TO PERIODS OF INACTIVITY
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Stares or doodles; finds something.
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Hums, talks to self, or talks to others.
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Fidgets or finds reasons to move.
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RESPONSE TO NEW SITUATIONS
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Looks around or examines structure.
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Talks about situation; discusses pros and cons of what to do.
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Tries things out; touches, feels, or manipulates.
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