ABSTRACT

Are you looking for ways to differentiate your instruction to meet the needs of gifted visual-spatial learners? You've found it in Visual-Spatial Learners: Understanding the Learning Style Preference of Bright But Disengaged Students (2nd ed.). Visual-spatial learners are students who show advanced abilities with computers, maps, construction toys, and puzzles. The techniques outlined within these pages help all learners succeed—regardless of preferred learning style. Based on the most current understanding of the brain's hemispheric functions, the author provides a number of strategies and lesson plan ideas to help make your classroom a successful learning environment for all learners. These strategies address preparing students to succeed on timed tests; easing the pain of handwriting; teaching spelling using imagery; incorporating mnemonics, rhyme, and other tricks that engage the right hemisphere of the brain; helping students stay focused and on track; getting—and keeping—students organized; and much more!

chapter Chapter 1|18 pages

Learning Styles Differentiation

Auditory-Sequential and Visual-Spatial

chapter Chapter 2|28 pages

Finding the Visual-Spatial Kids in your Classroom

chapter Chapter 3|6 pages

Are Boys More Visual-Spatial Than Girls?

Why Gender Matters in Every Classroom

chapter Chapter 4|9 pages

Reading

chapter Chapter 5|15 pages

Creative Writing

chapter Chapter 6|6 pages

The Art of Handwriting Versus the Act of Keyboarding

chapter Chapter 7|14 pages

Helping Students Ace Their Spelling Tests

chapter Chapter 8|8 pages

Taking Notes in Pictures

chapter Chapter 9|28 pages

Teaching Math Facts

chapter Chapter 10|10 pages

Social Studies

A Natural Environment for Strategies Friendly to Visual-Spatial Learners

chapter Chapter 11|12 pages

Using Visual-Spatial Strengths to Learn New Material

chapter Chapter 12|7 pages

Organizational Skills

chapter Chapter 13|13 pages

Helping Your Students Stay Focused

chapter Chapter 14|4 pages

The Dreaded Timed Test

chapter Chapter 15|12 pages

Creating a Visual-Spatial Classroom