Points of contact, points of confusion in learning

When you are working with learners, do you ever find that you are having conflict over the language you use? My son and I often find that we are saying the same thing but each of us is using a vocabulary that is meaningful to each of us but confusing to the other. In a learning situation think of all the points of contact where communication can pose an issue. The assignment is written in the language of the a author. The student is reading through the language they use. The teacher, parent, or tutor is using the language they learn with too. That is the potential of 3 different ways of speaking of learning! How crazy it that?!

Crazy or not, it happens.

This does not even include learning styles. Consider that written instruction can be meaningless to a visual learner that needs a picture or diagram. Reading instructions can also be troublesome for a learner that engages with content through hearing. These audio learners can be stumped. Students that learn differently and have no learning disability can be mistaken for students with learning needs. We must be vigilant to ensure students that need help get access to it and students that learn best in a less mainstream way are given access to content if that modality.