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Learning Styles: Visual
Strategies & Resources For Students With Visual Learning Strengths
Visual learners tend to have strengths in thinking visually in either pictures and/or reading. The learning needs for "picture thinkers" and "print oriented thinkers" can differ widely.
Activities they may find helpful include:
Taking notes
Outlining (comments: A "web style" rather than linear format may be more appropriate for summarizing materials or preparing a report.)
Doodling
Drawing pictures or creating diagram and adding details as idea develops
Using colorful paper, markers, folders, envelopes, and notebooks
Writing
Visualization
"Mind’s Eye" activities
Labeling
Drawing picture or diagram of what is being discussed or lectured about
Illustrating
Using and/or creating visual media--videotapes, slides, photographs, etc.
Writing, illustrating, and using flashcards
Color-coding as an organization method
Underlining or highlighting important things to remember in texts
Comparing and contrasting the book and film of the same novel.
Visual resources they may find helpful and/or may enjoy include:
Visual Arts--drawings, paintings, collages, etc.
Demonstrations
Observations
Visual tools--telescopes, microscopes, binoculars, etc.
Videotapes, slides, photographs, movies, etc.
Visual/ graphic organizers, mind maps, etc.
Private Eye Loop
Pictures, drawings, posters, signs, illustrations, computer graphics, etc.
Board games, matching games, puzzles, optical illusions, etc.
Memory devices based on creating visual patterns
Visual aids, diagrams, maps, tables, charts, etc.
Stories in cartoon sequence
Coloring books
Internet virtual fieldtrips
Colorful materials and toys
Well-illustrated literature selections, textbooks, etc.
Diagrams that illustrate procedures or processes, flow charts, etc.
Written directions
Written and/or oral language that is rich in imagery
Historical time lines
Live presentations, performances
Workbooks and worktexts
Changing curriculum often may help to provide extra visual stimulation
Internet programs are great for visual learners--take on-line courses, conduct on-line research, etc.
Video taped programs can be used to reinforce what student is reading
Math Materials For Visual Learners
Abacus Math (elementary) - available from Activities for Learning
American Guidance Services (AGS)
Chalk Dust Company provides comprehensive videotape-based courses for basic math through calculus (books, tapes, and solution guides are available); comments: Although it is relatively expensive, some students really like this comprehensive program; others find it to be "dry".
City Creek Press, Inc. publishes literature-based teaching tools for helping students learn math facts through mental images related to stories (comic book format).
Hands On Equations "is a visual and kinesthetic teaching system for introducing algebraic concepts to students in grades 3 to 8"; available from NASCO, etc.
Leap Frog Schoolhouse provides several multi-sensory learning materials appropriate for visual learners, such as Count & Learn Math Desk, Twist and Shout Multiplication, Addition, or Subtraction, etc.; available from various educational materials suppliers.
Math-U-See (all ages); available from Math-U-See, California
Moving With Math (elementary); available from Math Teachers Press
Multiplication Rock video (elementary, Schoolhouse Rock series) available from various video and educational materials suppliers, PLS Bookstore, etc.
On Cloud Nine - Visualizing & Verbalizing for Math (all ages); from Gander Publishing
Pig Out on Math/Materials for Math carries a wide variety of math materials appropriate for various learning styles.
Singapore Math has an inexpensive, visual-based, fundamental math curriculum.
Touch Math (elementary); available from Innovative Learning Concepts
Video Tutor (various ages/levels); from various video and educational materials suppliers.
Wonder Number Game; from various educational materials vendors.
Miscellaneous Materials For Visual Learners:
Center for New Discoveries in Learning provides information, learning strategies, and resources designed to help students learn.
Kids in Between is a source for materials for those "kids in between" the lowest and highest functioning students.
Learn Quickly has developed video- and workbook-based programs that help students learn basic math, grammar, writing, and oral communication skills; for middle and high school level.
Mindware offers hands-on materials, puzzles, books, and games designed to "stimulate the mind".
Mountain Math/Language is a source for colorful, reusable bulletin board-based review programs; available for K-Algebra math and K-8 language arts.
PCI Educational Publishing is a source for high interest, K-12 educational materials designed to address various students’ learning styles.
PLS Bookstore (Performance Learning Systems) offers products that address the learning styles and needs of students: games and graphic organizers for various subjects, Schoolhouse Rock videos, etc.
School Zone Publishers offers workbooks, flashcards, games, posters, mat boards, card sets, and CD-ROMs.
Train a Brain specializes in K-8 materials "to help students to remember": books, games, fact cards, flashcards, charts, manipulatives, etc.
Zenger Media is a source for educational books, CD ROMs, videos, laserdiscs, software, charts, posters, etc.
Sources of Art-Related Materials include:
Arts Attack (source for "Atelier, the Video-Based Art Program for the Home Educator"); for ages 4-15.
Art Supplies Wholesale
Art Video World 800-644-3429
Calvert offers a video-based art course.
Crystal Productions
Dick Blick
The Draw Squad (great for visual learners!)
Kids Art
Meet the Masters
Mercurius 916-863-0411 (a source for Waldorf art supplies)
Sax Arts and Crafts
Teachers Video Company (has art specialty catalog)
Utrecht Art Supply
Computer Software Sources include:
American Education Corporation
Cambridge Development Laboratory. At their website you can search for software titles by "teaching style".
CCV Software
Classroom Direct.com
Clarity Software (916-645-9423)
Cyber Ed, Inc.
Educational Resources
Learning Services
MECS (Montessori Educational Computer Systems)
Pathway Publications
Wildridge Software
Video Sources include:
100% Educational Videos
Library Video Service
PBS Video
SVE & Churchill Media
The Teaching Company
Teacher's Video Company
Reading/Writing Materials For Visual Learners
Avko Spelling/Reading program (all ages) from Avko Dyslexia Research Foundation
Create! Press is a source for their creative story writing game, workbooks, etc.
Drawing/Writing materials are available from several educational materials suppliers:
Draw Write Now (publisher: Barker Creek Publishing)
Draw Then Write (publisher: Evan-Moor)
Draw to Write Doodleloops (publisher: Good Apple)
Think! Draw! Write! (publisher: Fearon)
Graphic Organizers (by Scholastic) is available from various educational materials suppliers, bookstores, etc.
Kidspiration (K-5) and Inspiration (6-12) are software-based tools that help students organize their thoughts through webs, visual mapping, writing process activities, etc.; from various software vendors.
Phonics Tutor (all ages); from various bookstores, software suppliers, Home Learners Catalog, etc.
Public libraries provide many books on tape and videos that can be used to enhance students’ learning.
Fresno County Office of Education’s P.A.S.S. program offers a course that helps students obtain study skills, learn how to outline, etc.
Saddleback offers the Master Pros series that includes books, tapes, and answer keys for classic literature selections.
Secrets to Writing covers "compare & contrast", essays, and paragraph writing through the use of a hamburger diagram; helps students organize writing; available from Bonnie Terry, Lakeshore Learning, etc.
Spelling materials that configure the words rather than phonics-based may be appropriate for these students - from several publishers.
Spell It Deluxe CD ROM is available from several educational software suppliers.
Ultimate Phonics (all ages); from various software vendors.
Visualizing & Verbalizing, Vanilla Vocabulary, etc. - available from GANDER PUBLISHING
Visualization/ mapping programs are available from various publishers.
What’s the Word? multimedia vocabulary-building course teaches vocabulary "visually, orally, and in context" for middle school
"Word recognition"/"sight word" approach may work best for some visual/picture learners.
Science And Social Studies Materials For Visual Learners
Anatomical Chart Company is a source for many visuals related to the human body and health.
Coloring books on a variety of science and nature subjects for K-12. These are available from Prentice Hall, A Brighter Child, Addison Wesley, various bookstores, etc.
Dawn Publications offers beautifully illustrated, nature-themed children’s books and related learning resource materials.
Kits, posters, diagrams, tables, etc. are available from many educational science materials suppliers.
Historical timelines are available from Classroom Direct, Social Studies School Services, Blue Stocking Press, A Brighter Child, etc.
Adventure Tales of American History is a multimedia U.S. history program that "integrates learning strategies for verbal and visual learners"; from Signal Media Publishers for ages 9 and up.
Coloring book selections for K-12 students, from a various publishers, are from Blue Stocking Press, Home Learners Catalog, A Brighter Child, various bookstores, etc.
Maps, from various publishers, are available from Jerry Williams (California Atlas), Social Studies School Services, Rand McNally, and various educational materials suppliers.