Are you feeling the end of the school year burnout? Imagine what your visual learner is feeling at this time of year. Give yourselves permission to take a break until you get through all the end of the school year ceremonies, concerts and school picnics.
What exactly is “normal”? In honor of Autism Awareness month, let’s flip our thinking about children who learn and behave differently and begin to appreciate the value of their differences.
Are you feeling like you might have to duct tape your kid to a chair to get her to read? Battle of the Books is a big deal at many schools. The kids on the team have a lot of fun and get a lot of reading done. Here are some of the reasons it works and why it’s a great way to get your visual kid reading more.
As the founder and CEO of Young Rembrandts, I’ve seen first hand how learning to draw gives visual kids skills that impact every part of their learning, helps them understand who they are and excel in a left-brain world.
There are lots of ways to organize from organizing the physical environment to creating clear and consistent schedule. Watch as Bette explains the value of order in the life of a visual learner.
Math should be easy for your right-brain conceptual thinker. But, due to traditional teaching methods, visual learners seem to have a hard time grasping math.
Handwriting can sometimes be seen as unimportant in our technology driven world. For visual learners, however, the ability to quickly and legibly write down ideas that they are learning in school is essential.
Visual learners can get so caught up in what they are writing that they miss some of the information coming at them while they are writing. But how can we get them accustomed to writing without making it a chore?
Fall ushers in the excitement of a new school year, full of possibility. While you’re helping your child get ready for a new classroom and a new teacher, you may be wondering what else you can do to prepare him for a successful school year.
Many of the ideas that I have shared with you throughout our summer Brain Drain series are excellent tools for your visual learner to use throughout the school year to reinforce those new concepts that they will inevitably be learning, and possibly having difficulty grasping.
