What Does Your Platter of Learning Look Like?

September 27, 2026
By Jacquelyn Tayor

A note from Jacquelyn:

Everyone learns differently, especially those who have a learning disability. This resource is supposed to act as a guide to figure out what your (or your students) specific learning preferences include. There are many ways to learn information. Look below and check off or highlight the ways that YOU learn best.

If you are a student reading this:

This resource is a great tool to share with parents and educators because you can self-advocate and tell these people how you learn best and why!

If you are an educator reading this:

This resource is great to hand out to students for them to turn in to you and then receive back. This will show you the multiple ways your students like to be taught!

Check off or highlight how you prefer to learn and process information.

1. Information Presentation

The way you prefer to learn new information.

  • Images
  • Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Real-world examples
  • Slideshow presentations
  • Graphs/Charts
  • Lectures
  • Hands-on activities
  • Games
  • Listening to or reading about personal experiences

2. Note-Taking & Information Retention

Strategies that help you remember information.

  • Access to slideshows before or after class
  • Access to video lectures
  • Taking notes yourself
  • Having filled-in notes by teachers
  • Recording lectures during class
  • Making flashcards
  • Color coding information
  • Bolding, underlining, or circling important information
  • Checklist of step-by-step information
  • Breaking up large assignments into smaller sections
  • Repeating information more than once
  • Rewriting information in your own words

3. Listening & Audio Supports

Supports while listening or processing spoken information.

  • Listening while using a fidget toy
  • Listening while drawing/doodling
  • Listening while writing notes
  • Listening while following along with filled-in notes or slides
  • Audio formats for reading materials
  • Audiobooks
  • Text-to-Speech
  • Speech-to-Text (dictation software)
  • Recording lectures

4. Reading Preferences

How you prefer to read and work with written materials.

  • Reading by myself
  • Reading with one other person
  • Reading in a small group
  • Having someone read questions and answers to you for an exam
  • Audio formats for the reading materials
  • Audiobooks
  • Using a notecard to read line-by-line
  • Break up lengthy reading assignments into smaller sections
  • Large-print material
  • Physical copy of the reading material
  • Digital copy of the reading material

5. Practice & Skill Development

Ways you like to practice and apply learning.

  • Interactive activities in class
  • Seeing student samples
  • Online or in-person games related to the lesson
  • One-on-one tutoring
  • Group tutoring
  • Study groups
  • Practice reading aloud an assignment before it is submitted

6. Assignment Preferences & Choice

The types of assignments and flexibility you prefer.

  • Individual projects
  • Group projects
  • Choosing your own group
  • Not caring who you’re grouped with
  • Project-based assignments
  • Writing-based assignments
  • Oral-based assignments
  • Multiple assignment options

7. Organization & Classroom Supports

Support that helps you stay organized and focused.

  • Timers shown during class activities
  • Daily homework reminders
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Access to slides before or after class
  • Having a to-do list
  • Repeating information
  • Outlining information before starting an assignment

9. Learning Environment

The classroom environment that helps you focus.

  • Background music
  • No background music
  • Noise-cancelling headphones
  • Fidget toys while listening
  • Allowing brain breaks

10. Technology & Accessibility

Technology tools that support learning.

  • Text-to-Speech
  • Speech-to-Text
  • Audio formats for reading assignments
  • Audiobooks
  • Recording lectures
  • Access to video lectures
  • Using a computer for written sections of an exam
  • Access to spell check

11. Assessment & Testing Preferences

How you prefer to demonstrate your knowledge during assessments.

  • Multiple-choice exams
  • Fill-in-the-blank exams
  • Oral exams
  • Essays (with specific prompts)
  • Essays (without specific prompts)
  • Handwritten exams
  • Computer-based exams
  • Allowing a notecard during exams
  • Allowing a calculator for math exams
  • Study guides given before exams
  • Timed quizzes
  • Untimed quizzes
  • True or False questions
  • Bolding/underlining key words on exams

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