Distance learning has made it abundantly clear that writing is a struggle for our right-brain dominant kids. They are always so busy thinking and have so many ideas, when it comes time to write they’re overwhelmed by possibilities.
We have a visual learner in the family, who’s also got an ADD diagnosis, and like most visual learners struggles with writing essays. So, this weekend I showed him the sticky note trick and what normally takes him hours to complete was done in 30 minutes!
With all the activity and adventures happening in the summer, there is plenty of material for writing. However, most visual kids struggle with writing.
Writing is a part of every aspect of your child’s education, but writing assignments can be difficult for our visual kids. They have lots of ideas but have a hard time organizing them. Follow the steps in this video to help your visual student learn to organize those brilliant ideas into an essay.
For visual learners it can be difficult to transfer the plethora of thoughts and ideas from their busy minds onto paper. I have created a downloadable pdf to help you teach your visual learners to organize their thoughts before writing the essay.
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Visual thinkers have a lot of ideas happening all the time- but the ideas are pictures inside their head. Writing requires them to translate their images into words and get them on paper. A great way to help them translate those images into words is to have them start by drawing a picture.
Creative writing shares many of the same benefits for children as visual arts. It is a wonderful way for your child to use their creative mind and use their imagination. But, it can be difficult for visual kids to know where to start.
Are you homeschooling your children? Has your child been diagnosed with ADD? Are you looking for some things to keep the kids busy as you get ready for the holidays? Take a look at the stories that you may have missed this month.
Without some extra help, reading can become one more thing our visual kids struggle with at school – and it can become a big negative at home. Here are some tips to work on at home to help your child be a good reader.
