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shared by Jenny Sommers on 16 Oct 13
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hey much prefer to learn from whole-to-part,
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Bring your visual learner along shopping with you and be sure to have him or her help you figure out how much money you will need for your purchases. Letting them have a piggy bank, and counting the money often will also be helpful. Math is plentifully available in cooking together, clipping coupons, saving for a special toy, and even in building with blocks or cutting play-dough into fractional parts. Math can be almost everywhere when you are looking for it.
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using color to differentiate between addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems can be very helpful. In learning sequential step problems, highlighting each step in a different color can also overcome this natural difficulty.
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Rote memorization and drill will not only be mostly impossible for your visual learner, but will also sap his natural love of learning.
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Visual learners also tend to “visualize” time passing, so timed quizzes and tests put almost tangible pressure on them, causing unnecessary anxiety
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It is important to help them to understand that their visual learning style is not a disadvantage, but simply a different way of acquiring knowledge