Characteristics of an Auditory Learner

• Learns best when information is presented in an auditory, oral language format
• In a classroom, benefits from listening to lectures and participating in group discussions
• Retains information well by hearing it from an audio tape
• When trying to remember something, can often "hear" the way someone told the information, or the way the learner previously repeated it out loud
• Learns best when interacting with others in a listening/speaking exchange
• May become bored easily during silent filmstrips or when problems are to be done silently in class
• Tends to listen to movies instead of actually watching them
• Often has poor handwriting
• Usually does not like to draw or sketch
• Often does not copy notes from a chalkboard accurately
• Often reverses or omits letters when writing them
• May rub eyes frequently or say that they are sore
• Often holds the material close to face when reading
• Looks like the learner’s head is on the table when writing
• May have trouble spelling in written work, but can spell well verbally
• May have trouble remembering what was read if it was not vocalized
• Often confuses words that look similar in written texts
• Usually likes classes with active group discussions and remembers the material well
• Usually is very talkative
• May make consistent errors in math (inattention to signs, reverses numbers, etc.)
• Often talks to self or mumbles when doing assignments in class
• Often points at what is being read
• Class work and tests do not seem to show student's potential