Visual Learning Style

Visual

A person with a visual learning style is most comfortable processing information that is not language-based. She is adept at forming strong visual images; identifying spatial relationships; and recognizing and remembering visual details. These skills play an important role in math, science, and a variety of artistic and athletic activities. She may learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs. There is also a visual component to some language-based activities. For instance, both reading and spelling involve an ability to recognize and remember the visual form of letters and words.

Suggested Teaching Strategies

  • Use graphs, maps, and/or flow charts.
  • Use visual prompts such as paintings, film clips, and/or political cartoons.
  • Offer students different forms of assessment such as making a drawing, a short film, a chart, etc.

Suggested Links:

  • Visual/Spatial Learning: Study Guides and Strategies for students and teachers, this site addresses the following: organizing, learning strategies, study habits, using technology, classroom lecture tips, reading textbooks, and test-taking. The teaching strategies are clearly presented in bullet points.

  • Strategies for Visual Learners: Scroll down to read the section "Challenges of the Visual Learner"; this site addresses the following: issues in the classroom, learning tactics, and sample lessons. Information is presented in a numbered list, illustrated with pictures.

  • Description of Visual/Spatial Thinking: Designed for both parents and teachers, this site addresses the following: spatials and sequential thinking, spatial thinking and intelligence, and sequential processing weakness. This site is text-heavy, but worth reading.

  • Strategies for Teaching Visual Learners: Designed by foreign language teachers, this site is an excellent short list of strategies useful for all teachers.

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    Last updated 1.09.07

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