A multisensory learning approach is a term many schools use to describe teaching methods that involve engaging more than one sense at a time. Involving the use of visual, auditory and kinesthetic-tactile pathways, a multisensory approach can enhance memory and ability to learn.

Cross-modal transfer is the ability to convey. information that is acquired in one sensory mo- dality to another.

1 Multisensory processes are adaptive in the sense that they function to enhance the accuracy of perception and the control of perceptually guided actions. 2 Some forms of multisensory processing, for example, deal with the challenge of tracking or identifying objects and events crossmodally.

Multisensory instruction helps kids tap into the ways they feel most comfortable learning to make connections and form memories. And it allows them to use a wider range of ways to show what they’ve learned. Multisensory teaching takes into account that different kids learn in different ways.

Multisensory instruction is a way of teaching that engages more than one sense at a time. Using sight, hearing, movement, and touch gives kids more than one way to connect with what they are learning.

All reading is sensory. You read words and the words evoke pictures in your brain. The pictures evoke memories. The memories evoke colors, smells, tastes, textures that your mind has experienced in the past.

Orton-Gillingham (OG) is a powerful approach to teaching reading and spelling that uses instruction that is multisensory, sequential, incremental, cumulative, individualized, phonics-based, and explicit.

Dyslexia doesn’t go away. But intervention and good instruction go a long way in helping kids with reading issues. So do accommodations and assistive technology , such as text-to-speech . (Even adults with dyslexia can benefit from these.)

Some common dyslexia signs and symptoms in teens and adults include:

• Difficulty reading, including reading aloud.
• Slow and labor-intensive reading and writing.
• Problems spelling.
• Avoiding activities that involve reading.
• Mispronouncing names or words, or problems retrieving words.