Modality of instruction is important, but it is equally important for all students—not more or less important depending on students’ modality preference.
Imposing an ineffective explanation on a child because of a supposed modality fit is poor instruction. Second, modality does have an impact on learning, but this impact is the same for all students.
Third, as experienced teachers know, a change in modality can provide a welcome change of pace that brings students’ attention back to a lesson
eachers would do well to consider these uses of content-driven modality, and to disregard the idea that instruction needs to be tailored to a child’s best modality.
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