Skill Guidelines

Indicators of a "kinesthetic intelligence" or body smarts:

• Talented or aptitude for moving your body or handling objects
• Well-developed and well-coordinated physical and motor skills
• Can be effectively used for communication and productivity
• Highly developed physical memory
  (Images in your thoughts can involve movement)

There are strategies you can develop and use to be a successful (kinesthetic) learner.  

• Develop routines and habits for learning
  Schedule when you study, what you study (begin with easier subject matter to build confidence)
  Simplify instructions down to basics, and build up from there
  Practice and repeat basic elements to strengthen recall
• Be directly engaged; move and act things out
  Jump in and try things; learn by trial and error
  Ask for real-life examples, or for an idea to be demonstrated if you don't understand
  Seek out courses with labs and field trips
  Ask your teacher for printed summaries lectures, or alternative methods to get the same information
• Involve all of your senses in learning.
  Use a hands-on approach constructing or modeling things
  Use concrete objects as learning aids
  Use your hands to explain things; your body to act things out
• Be proactive in writing things down
  Put examples in note summaries
  Use pictures and photos to illustrate points
  Talk about notes with another Kinesthetic person
  Use community-based assignments in developing writing skills
• Use concept mapping to organize information 
  in order to more actively engage with what you wish to learn
• Use technology to take advantage of your hand-eye coordination
  Multi-media technology can be used to gather and organize information from multiple sources
  Computer simulations and games can help you 

• see the big picture or system
• work with parts of it and experiment with them
• simulate, substitute for, and practice responses for situations that may come later in performance or the "real world"

• Prepare yourself for exams:
  Write test questions and compare with study mates or tutors
  Write practice answers
  Role-play the exam situation before the test
  Ask if your accomplishment can be assessed through building a model, delivering a presentation, or some optional activity other than a standardized or written test

The role of the "coach"
An academic counselor, a teacher, even a tutor can act as your coach, director, or trainer.  They provide guidance, encouragement, and context for your progress: