In addition to the learning environment, it appears that practitioners are instinctively accommodating different learning styles. There are many books written on Native learning styles; they almost all make the statement that “learning and teaching activities be structured and delivered in a way which supports opportunities for growth of the fullest understanding, development, and maintenance of the whole person in the total environment” in an Aboriginal learning model (Hill 1995:46). Further, to understand the concept of the whole person Hill goes on to explain, “the whole person is defined as a human being who has a physical body endowed with mind, heart(emotions or feelings) and empowered by spirit (Hill 1995:46). “Understanding how one learns is important information for a learner because it helps the learner to know that he/she is not ‘stupid’, ‘slow’, or ‘learning disabled’, especially if one can’t grasp the information as quickly as other learners or if the learner either does not derive the same conclusion or come to the same interpretation of the information as other people do (Hill 1995:56).

Many adult learners fail to access higher education for many reasons not the least of which is a mismatch of teaching and learning styles. This is important information for the adult literacy learner. It often serves to repair their self-concept enough to influence them into staying. The following charts are included to validate for the practitioners, their instinctive accommodation of Native learning styles. The following points have been taken from comments shared on the survey forms for this project. (see Appendix - Comments)