The truth of education is that most of traditional schooling methods are based on auditory-sequential instruction. This is unfortunate for visual-spatial students, who can begin to feel "dumb" in a regular classroom. In actuality, visual-spatial children are often highly gifted, but their classroom work may not adequately reflect their intelligence. Or, commonly, V-S kids will have incredibly high grades in subjects that appeal to their visual learning style, but might struggle to keep even passing grades in subjects such as phonics and math computation, where visual skills are seldom accessed.
They also suffer exceedingly under the drill and review method of teaching. While continued practice and repetition is highly beneficial for auditory-sequential learners, visual-spatial students find it to be completely unnecessary. Once a V-S learner has mastered a concept, the learning is permanent, and does not need to be reviewed. Any type of review that highlights a visual-spatial learner's mistakes can be especially damaging to their self-esteem.
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in title, tags, annotations or urlTeaching Visual Spatial Learners - Time4Learning - 0 views
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Although much of the traditional school environment is designed with the auditory-sequential learner in mind, there are things that teachers or parents can do to make learning more accessible for visual-spatial learners. The most obvious of these is the copious use of visual aids in learning. Any auditory instruction needs to be accompanied by something that the student can see with their eyes, or manipulate with their hands. Visual-spatial learners also usually grasp reading more easily if they are taught using the sight, or whole-word method, rather than with phonics. Pre-tests are another good idea for V-S learners, so that you do not waste time teaching them what they already have mastered. When possible, instead of writing out their work, allow them to represent their learning in visual and creative ways. Creativity is key for a visual-spatial learner.
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The computer is an indispensible tool for a visual-spatial learner.
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He arrives every day this early and often doesn't leave until dark. The high-school junior with the perfect grades has big dreams:
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dropout rate is well into double digits and just 80 students out of more than 1,350 currently boast an average of B or better.
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Constructivism is an epistemological belief about what "knowing" is and how one "come to know."
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rejects the notions
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Constructivism, with focus on social nature of cognition, suggests an approach that
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Safari Reader reduces the visual clutter
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strips away ads, buttons, and navigation bars, allowing students to focus on just the content they want.
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converts text to spoken audio a
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