Writing an Essay Can Be Easy.
Organizing their thoughts for a writing assignment can be a difficult task for visual learners.
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Why Your Child Feels Like a Math Amateur
Are you wondering why your intelligent, creative visual learner is struggling with math? Well, first of all, there is nothing wrong with her. Traditional math education methods require a lot of memorization and drills. There’s a focus on computation. They teach the process rather than the whole concept. This is not how your visual kid learns!
Make Your Visual Kid a Math Whiz
Visual kids can be great at math. They just have to be taught in ways that work for them. The key to helping them succeed at math is to concentrate on the concept rather than the facts.
Podcast: Study Tips for Visual Students Young and Old.
With most of the children from third grade through high school taking standardized tests this Spring, I thought you might find these useful.
In Case You Missed It…
Are you worried that your child might have dyslexia? Does your child have terrible, illegible handwriting? Are you looking for some ways to advocate for your child at school? Are you having some reservations about the upcoming standardized testing? Do you need a few ideas for things to do with the kids? This past month we have given answers for all of these questions and more.
Reading Problems: Is It Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a learning ‘disability’ with strong ties to visual learning. Like visual learners, dyslexics think in pictures instead of words, are highly intuitive and think three-dimensionally.
In Case You Missed It…
Do you need to get organized after the holidays? Do you have a right brain dominant child? Are you looking for something fun to do during the winter? Do you need some tips for homeschooling your children? This month we have tips for all of those things.
8 Tips for Teaching the Learners in Your Home
Homeschooling is not for everyone and certainly not for the faint of heart. You may have one student in your home classroom or several, one learning style or more; but once you have an understanding of how your children think and learn, you can adapt or adopt teaching techniques that will make it work for everyone.
Video: Visual Alarm Clock
I love finding visual gadgets and tools that make life easier for our visual kids. Take a look at this great clock for preschool and kindergarten aged kids. It’s cute, colorful and designed to help you to get more sleep while your little one becomes more independent.
Podcast: The Science of Left & Right Brain Thinking
Join me as I describe what it REALLY means to be a right-brain, visual thinker and how that affects kids in school.
