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Grade 2 or 3 some students have become visual learners, as they process
more and more information through reading and pictures. |
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- Quiet,
deliberate. Plans in
advance. Organizes thoughts by writing them; lists problems
- Always
seems to ask somebody
to repeat what s/he just said.
- Sometimes
found staring out
the window when actually trying to pay attention to something else.
- Often
knows what they want to
say, but just can't think of the words.
- Sometimes
accused of talking
with hands or calling something a thingamajig or a whatyacallit.
- May
have been in speech therapy
some time previously (or currently).
- Has
trouble understanding a
person who is talking unless able to watch the person's face while s/he
is speaking.
- Remembers
faces, forgets names.
- Would
rather receive directions
in a demonstration format than in spoken form.
- When
watching TV or listening
to the radio, someone is always asking to turn down the volume.
- Says
"Huh?" or "Eh?" too much.
- Would
rather demonstrate how
to do something than make a speech.
- Cannot
distinguish spoken words
that sound similar (bell-bill, pin-pen, Mary-marry)
- Trouble
remembering things unless
written down e.g. telephone numbers.
- Likes
board games such as checkers
better than listening games.
- Sometimes
makes mistakes when
speaking (like saying "He got expended from school.").
- Likes
art work better than music.
- Must
go over most of the alphabet
in order to remember whether, e.g.. M comes before R.
- Usually
answer questions with
yes or no rather than with complete sentences.
- Can
do a lot of things that
are hard to explain with words (like fixing machines or doing
macramé).
- Always
doodling on the edges
of your papers
- Uses
words such as see, look,
and watch, etc. "I can't picture that"
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- Allow
student to sit at the
front of a classroom to better watch facial expressions, etc.
- Use
graphics to reinforce learning;
films, slides, illustrations, diagrams and doodles. Use 'show' rather
than
just 'tell'.
- Use
a highlighter to color code
and organize notes and possessions.
- Provide
written directions.
- Use
flow charts and diagrams
for note taking.
- Visualize
spelling of words
or facts to be memorized.
- *Reading
- 'Print oriented'
people depend more on words or numbers in their images.
- Visual
learners are more shape-
and form-oriented.
- Provide
handouts to illustrate
ideas.
- Provide
a quiet place to study
away from verbal/auditory disturbances.
- Provide
illustrated books.
- Help
learners visualize information
as a picture to aid memorization.
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