Some learners may not be able to succinctly retell or verbalize their understanding of material, but they have an acutely developed skill in the area of receptive language. Simply, this can be looked at as the flip side of expressive language. Expressive language is what the learner articulates, while receptive language is how the child understands the statements and comments made by others.
For instance, Billy is a competent reader, but he prefers to have others read to him. When asked
about his preference, Billy explains that he is able to engage in the learning process more easily when someone else talks to him about the lesson as he learns it. While this may just be Billy’s preferred learning style (auditory), it has been shown that when he listens to others teach lessons, he actually quickly, though quietly, grasps higher-level concepts and material that would ordinarily be geared toward students at a more advanced developmental level. For Billy, his area of giftedness can be utilized to help him overcome emotional obstacles to his learning process. For instance, at one point, Billy was refusing to learn poetry, claiming that it wasn’t real literature. His parents left him alone in the living room and went to talk with each other in the next room. They purposely left the door open and spoke loudly. Billy’s parents spoke to each other about the topic of poetry and the special messages that this form of literature can communicate. Billy, no longer needing to be argumentative, learned a lot by eavesdropping. This was a creative way to bypass Billy’s resistant attitude at that time and to help him to be available to the learning process. His parents effectively tapped into his comfort in listening to discussions and Billy was able to quickly grasp the lesson utilizing his receptive language skills. The previous example shows a somewhat dramatic case. Let us assume that your child is usually
motivated to engage in academic activities. Your learner, who has a receptive language talent,may feel more comfortable learning by listening to lectures on tape, books on tape, or by actually attending age-appropriate seminars on particular topics. Even if this approach is one that facilitates rapid learning for your child, it is still important to also teach in a multi-modal fashion so that your learner becomes comfortable absorbing information in many different manners. Flexibility of learning allows all of us to be able to adapt better to a variety of situations in which others will not always gear activities to our personal learning style or giftedness. This is true for any child, with any area of specific interest or talent.
Source : Lee Wherry Brainerd. Homeschooling Your Gifted Children. 2002
For instance, Billy is a competent reader, but he prefers to have others read to him. When asked
about his preference, Billy explains that he is able to engage in the learning process more easily when someone else talks to him about the lesson as he learns it. While this may just be Billy’s preferred learning style (auditory), it has been shown that when he listens to others teach lessons, he actually quickly, though quietly, grasps higher-level concepts and material that would ordinarily be geared toward students at a more advanced developmental level. For Billy, his area of giftedness can be utilized to help him overcome emotional obstacles to his learning process. For instance, at one point, Billy was refusing to learn poetry, claiming that it wasn’t real literature. His parents left him alone in the living room and went to talk with each other in the next room. They purposely left the door open and spoke loudly. Billy’s parents spoke to each other about the topic of poetry and the special messages that this form of literature can communicate. Billy, no longer needing to be argumentative, learned a lot by eavesdropping. This was a creative way to bypass Billy’s resistant attitude at that time and to help him to be available to the learning process. His parents effectively tapped into his comfort in listening to discussions and Billy was able to quickly grasp the lesson utilizing his receptive language skills. The previous example shows a somewhat dramatic case. Let us assume that your child is usually
motivated to engage in academic activities. Your learner, who has a receptive language talent,may feel more comfortable learning by listening to lectures on tape, books on tape, or by actually attending age-appropriate seminars on particular topics. Even if this approach is one that facilitates rapid learning for your child, it is still important to also teach in a multi-modal fashion so that your learner becomes comfortable absorbing information in many different manners. Flexibility of learning allows all of us to be able to adapt better to a variety of situations in which others will not always gear activities to our personal learning style or giftedness. This is true for any child, with any area of specific interest or talent.
Source : Lee Wherry Brainerd. Homeschooling Your Gifted Children. 2002
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