1. They need to see the big picture. Before they learn the parts and the details, they need to see the big picture first. Once they understand the concept as a whole, then they can understand the “nuts and bolts”.
2. They need to look away in order to process information. Don’t insist that they look at you as it is too distracting to them. It is often thought that they are daydreaming when in fact they are just trying to cut off too much information like people’s faces.
3. They often need time to think about questions before they answer. Don’t expect instant answers from a visual learner – they need to process the answers in their “mind’s eye” first before they can answer.
4. They prefer neat and ordered work spaces. Visual learners are often thought to be perfectionists – they are easily distracted by clutter so they like everything around them neat and tidy.
5. They often lose all sense of time. These learners are usually creative and imaginative so they can get distracted by something that gets their attention and therefore lose track of time. It is often handy to have clocks and timers so that they can focus on the task at hand and manage tasks according to time limits.
6. They are poor listeners. They find it difficult to follow when information is spoken to them. It is advisable that they write out what they hear and later read this information to make sense of it. When giving them instructions, keep it simple and give it one at a time as they can’t follow a whole string of instructions.
7. They prefer complex, advanced and abstract activities. They get easily bored by rote memorisation and being asked to do easy and repetitive tasks. They prefer creative and challenging tasks.
8. They prefer information to be visually organised in order to learn. Visual learners learn by mental images, patterns and colour. They learn well by graphs, diagrams, illustrations, mind maps, highlighting words as well as other visual technology like video tutorials and PowerPoint presentations.
9. They can’t show how they arrived at their answers. Visual learners are intuitive thinkers and they often arrive at answers to complex problems in multiplication or division but they can’t explain how they arrived at the answer. They just know the answers.
10. They are usually quiet and observant with a keen eye for detail. They are usually not talkative and have a keen sense of beauty for the physical surroundings and visual art. They love colour and art activities.
Our success at Kip McGrath centres is recognising the visual learner and providing them with learning experiences so that they find the concepts explained, meaningful. Contact us for a free assessment to determine what is your child’s preferred learning style is.
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