Auditory learners learn better when information comes through their ears. They need to hear it. Lecture situations will probably work well for them. They may not learn as well by just reading a book. Typical strategies include:

• studying with a friend so they can talk out loud and hear the information;
• reciting out loud the thing they want to remember (quotes, lists, dates, etc);
• talking out loud and saying what they think the chapter will be about;
• before beginning an assignment, setting out a specific goal and saying it out loud, for example: 'first, I will read Chapter 1 of my book';
• reading aloud whenever possible;
• 'hearing the words in their head'.

Recommended strategies:

• asking their tutors if they can hand in a tape and give an oral report instead of written work;
• making tape cassettes of classroom lectures, or reading class notes onto a tape;
• summarizing notes.