The Privilege of Parenthood
This Thanksgiving let’s remember what a privilege and honor we have in being parents of a visual child.
This Thanksgiving let’s remember what a privilege and honor we have in being parents of a visual child.
If you read Are You Tired of Feeling Like a Second Class Citizen, you’ll know how sick I am that visual learners are not getting the credit they deserve. I’ve compiled a list of things that your visual thinker will dominate. So, try these out and have fun!
Recently my daughter told me she caught herself falling asleep at the wheel. They have participated faithfully with daily reading since preschool but for some reason reading had fallen through the cracks of a busy fall start up.
The school year is off and running and you have probably gotten into a routine with homework, reading, chores, etc. But if you’ve noticed your child getting a little tired of school already, it’s not too late to download my free eBook and get the ten ways to make learning fun again.
It was third grade when I first heard my daughter described as “one of them”, one of those “creative types”. Being a creative type myself, I was confused by the sound of disdain in the teacher’s voice when describing her. I wondered, “What’s wrong with my daughter? What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with us creative types?”
It’s a very intense time of year for the teachers with so many new faces to get to know and so many things to accomplish in the classroom – so how can you tell her how awesome your kid is without being thought of as one of those crazy moms !?
First and second grade is the time that most children are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. But many of the same characteristics of visual learners are the same traits that point to an attention deficit.
Your child is a visual thinker. By understanding how your visual child learns you can better support them in the areas in the classroom they find challenging. Here’s what it means to be a visual learner.
There are several different learning styles, and each has a direct impact on how your child learns, processes information, and their level of success in the classroom.