Meet your Mode

Print this page, then place a check by ALL the statements that sound like you.

Visual

Auditory

Kinesthetic/Tactile

check box When I spell, I try to see the word in my head or I sometimes write it down.
check box I don’t enjoy listening to someone talk for a long time.
check box I am bothered by untidiness and distracted by movement.
check box I prefer talking to someone face-to-face, not on the telephone.
check box When I read, I like to imagine or picture the scenes in my head OR I see the words in my mind.
check box I change words into pictures OR I change pictures into words that I see in my mind.
check box I like to see pictures, diagrams, slides or posters.
check box I am drawn to colors, shapes and patterns.
check box I watch in order to learn things.
check box I enjoy drawing or painting.

check box When I spell, it helps to SAY the word out loud.
check box When I have instructions to follow, I understand them better if I can read them out loud.
check box I usually remember what I hear.
check box I prefer to listen to tapes and music to learn something.
check box I am really tuned in to all the sounds and noises.
check box I talk to myself when I think.
check box I like to talk on the telephone a lot.
check box When I read, I imagine hearing the characters talk and I enjoy the conversations the characters have in the book or story.

check box When I spell, I write the word down to see if it feels right.
check box I use my hands a lot when I talk.
check box I am easily distracted when there is movement or activity around me.
check box I remember the things that I do.
check box I am always on the move or fidgeting with something.
check box When I listen to anyone talk, I like to doodle, tap, or squeeze things.
check box The only way I could learn multiplication tables was to write them down, over and over again. I like to mimic or imitate.
check box I don’t mind getting dirty and I like to play outside.

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