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Peer reviewedSilverman, Linda Kreger – Preventing School Failure, 1989
Research with gifted children has identified certain clusters of traits which are directly related to a visual/spatial orientation in learning. This article presents common traits of visual/spatial learners, including introversion and behavior problems, and offers adaptive techniques that have been found effective in teaching "nonsequential"…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Download full textSilverman, Linda Kreger – 1995
This paper discusses the differences between spatial and sequential learning, characteristics of individuals who exhibit stronger visual-spatial learning, and strategies for teaching children with visual-spatial strengths. Techniques include: (1) using visual aids, such as overhead projectors, and visual imagery in lectures; (2) using manipulative…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMann, Rebecca L. – Gifted Child Today, 2001
This article discusses the strengths of gifted visual-spatial learners and their struggles with simple concepts. Strategies for teaching visual-spatial learners are provided including general strategies, strategies for making material more meaningful, ways to help such students during lectures, foreign language strategies, math strategies, and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Silver, Rawley A. – 1989
Handicapped children's potential to represent thoughts and feelings through visual forms is often overlooked. Intended for educators, therapists, psychologists, and physicians, the book focuses on art procedures found useful in developing concepts of space, of sequential order, and of class or group of objects. It also provides art techniques for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Education, Children, Cognitive Development
Silverman, Linda Kreger – 2002
This book describes the unique characteristics of visual-spatial learners and teaching techniques designed for this population. Following a quiz to identify visual-spatial learners, chapters address: (1) how visual-spatial learners think and the plight of being non-sequential; (2) the power of the right hemisphere, eye movement patterns, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Perception, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Techniques
Muste, Jean; Fellows, Rae R. – 1985
Intended for parents, the manual contains suggestions for play and games with visually impaired children. Parents are advised to tell the children what they are doing and using while engaged in activities, to increase their knowledge of the world and of themselves. Ideas span eight areas: body awareness (touching body parts while naming them);…
Descriptors: Body Image, Early Childhood Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Games
