Number 62 (April 1990)

Originally published as:   Notes on Literacy. Number 62 (April 1990). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1990 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Learning styles and culture: A practical application, by Pam Gentry

1. Introduction

2. Definition of learning style

2.1. Cognitive learning style

2.2. Perceptual learning style

2.3. Cultural learning style

3. Significance of learning style

3.1. Elements of a learning situation

3.2. Mismatching across cultures

4. Evaluating learning styles across cultures

5. Unanswered questions

6. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

Left or right brain: Is there a neurological relationship to traditional aboriginal learning styles? ^*, by Barbara J. Sayers

1. Introduction

2. The left-right brain model

3. The left-right brain model and Aboriginal learning styles

3.1. Verbal versus nonverbal

3.2. Analytic versus synthetic

3.3. Symbolic versus concrete

3.4. Abstract versus concrete ¹

3.5. Temporal versus nontemporal

3.6. Reasoning from possibility versus reasoning from fact ²

3.7. Digital versus spatial

3.8. Logical versus intuitive

3.9. Linear versus holistic

4. Right-mode thinking and cognitive research

5. Areas needing further investigation

Back Matter

References

Teaching reading to aboriginal adults from traditional communities ^*, by William H. Langlands

1. Introduction

2. What adult literacy teachers need to know about their Aboriginal students

2.1. Aborigines have a way of looking at the world that is radically different from non-Aborigines

2.2. The culture and language of both Aborigines and non-Aborigines shapes the way they do mental tasks

2.3. Most Aboriginal learning is done informally in contrast to non-Aboriginal school learning

3. Problems aboriginal adults may face in developing meaning-making literacy skills

3.1. Not knowing what reading is

3.2. Culturally and linguistically unfamiliar reading materials

3.3. World view and learning styles

3.4. Motivation and the ethical implications of learning to read purposefully

4. What strategies should be used in teaching literacy to aboriginal adults

4.1. Some general principles

4.2. Teaching strategies for prereading and beginning stages

4.3. Teaching strategies for developing independent reading-to-learn

4.4. Reading study strategies

5. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

The matter of learning styles--too crucial to be put off any longer!, by Alice Larson

1. Our first experience

2. Thinking about the problem

3. Talking about learning styles

4. Getting started

5.SIL literacy courses

6. Implications for our total program

Back Matter

References