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Gifted Visual-Spatial Learner Indicators
By Lesley K Sword,
Director, Gifted & Creative Services Australia Pty Ltd
The following are indicators of a Visual-Spatial learning style coupled with an Auditory-Sequential Processing weakness.
This indicator is to be used for initial identification only. If the majority of these characteristics are present, it is probable that the child has a Visual Spatial Learning style coupled With an Auditory Sequential information processing weakness. However, this is not definitive and the child should then be referred for formal identification.
It can also be helpful to have an assessment of Central Auditory Information Processing by an Audiologist.
- IQ Assessment Indicators
- has above average overall intelligence
- a scatter of scores on the IQ sub-tests
- scores on the Performance Sub-scale are generally higher than the scores on Verbal Sub-scale
- generally high scores on activities involving visual spatial ability e.g. Block Design, Object Assembly, Similarities
- generally low scores on activities involving auditory sequential ability e.g. Digit Span, Working Memory, Coding, Arithmetic
- A history of any of: ear infections, allergies, asthma, eczema, tonsillitis, sinusitis, food intolerances within the first 5 years
- Had conductive hearing loss in early childhood
- Inattentive and easily distracted
- Has a poor sense of time and does poorly on timed tests
- Poor short term memory/good long-term memory
- Has difficulty finishing tasks/school work
- Has poor handwriting or difficulty keeping in the lines, or grips the pen very hard and presses on the paper when writing
- Has poor listening skills, often seems not to be listening
- Does not maintain eye contact
- Has difficulty with spelling and/or reading
- Has difficulty with times tables and/or computation
- Likes complex ideas and tasks and does well on them yet fails at simple tasks
- Reads well silently but has difficulty with reading aloud
- Has an abundance of physical energy, fidgets constantly, difficulty sitting still
- Is very creative
- Good (and often very different) sense of humour
- Is emotionally very sensitive
- Is extremely sensitive to criticism
- Extreme physical sensitivity e.g. acute hearing/intense reactions to loud noises, bright lights, smells, touch
- Love Legos, puzzles, jigsaws, computers, computer games, television, making things
- Is very disorganized
- Likes art and/or music
- Has a vivid imagination and/or disturbing dreams
- Can remember the way somewhere after going there only once
Source: Dr. Linda Silverman, Gifted Development Center, Denver, Colorado USA
Copyright 2003, Lesley Sword. Properly attributed, this material may be freely reproduced and disseminated.
More Articles on Learning:
- "Learning & Learning Styles" by Lauri Robins
"Learning Styles of Gifted Children" by Lauri Robins
"Auditory-Sequential Learners" by Lauri Robins
"Visual-Spatial Learners" by Lauri Robins
"A Visual-Spatial Quiz" by Dr. Linda Silverman
"I Think in Pictures, You Teach in Words" by Lesley Sword
"The Visual-Spatial Learner in School" by Betty Maxwell
"Educational Strategies for Visual-Spatial Learners" by Lesley Sword
"Reading Readiness for Visual-Spatial Learners" by Dr. Linda Silverman
"Whole Word Reading Instruction" by Betty Maxwell
"Reading Techniques for Visual-Spatial Learners" by Betty Maxwell
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