What do scientists, pediatricians, and teachers say is the most effective way to teach children diagnosed with dyslexia, autism, and ADHD?

Most scientists, doctors, and teachers agree that multisensory learning is the best way to teach all children, especially those diagnosed with dyslexia, autism, and ADHD. Multisensory learning is also called five-senses learning.

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What is multisensory (or five-senses) learning?

Multisensory learning combines visual, tactile, auditory, and kinesthetic strategies, allowing children to use movement, listening, touch, and visual cues to understand and retain information more effectively. Because the brain receives several types of sensory inputs, the brain can process material more effectively and help children analyze and understand that material in a positive and even exciting way. This is different from learning styles that became popular several years ago. Learning styles meant a child's preference for how they thought they learned best. That has been debunked. But what's true now and has always been true, and which will always be accurate, is that the brain learns best when it receives input from several sources.

Kids who use their ears, eyes, and hands learn and remember more than their peers. This is true for any learner, whether a disorder or disability challenges that child. But what is extraordinarily accurate is that children who are struggling with diagnosed learning difficulties perform much better when they can use their whole body in the learning process. So multisensory learning can also be called sensory or whole-body learning. In effect, learning becomes a treat when kids are on their feet.