Structured multisensory techniques in reading and learning patterns : some considerations

Abstract

It is common knowledge in the field of psychology that the motoric memory code is the most persistent and long term (Ormrod, 2007). Observing babies and little children, one can see that they access information and, therefore, learning, through extensive use of their senses. Structured multisensory techniques and approaches to teaching build on these observations to help students access the curriculum, in his case reading and making sense of print. This approach is beneficial to all children, and particularly essential for dyslexic students. This pedagogy is essential if students are to have easy and effective access to the curriculum and to the written text.