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Feb
8
Visual Learners? Who’d of thought that!
Filed Under "At-risk" students, Graphic Organizers, List of Graphic Organizers
We had our grade nine at-risk math students complete a learning modalities survey so that we could tailor our lessons to their strongest learning style. Our survey revealed that contrary to our prediction, our weakest math students were not strong kinesthetic learners. 19/20 were strong visual learners. Their weakest modality was auditory. So what does this mean for these students.
Well, when the teacher stands up at the front of the class and talks and talks and talks , the kids aren’t getting it. How do I know this? I asked the kids. They told me that they get bored when a teacher talks, and they stop listening. They want to watch the teacher do something or see something going on. Their strong visual modality explains why the graphic organizers we have been using with the kids have been such a hit. They haven’t complained about completing them. Yesterday, I had my students complete a review using the frayer organizer. Not one complaint. Not one groan It was amazing. I am a strong visual learner myself and love graphic organizers- lucky for my students they do too
It’s interesting that often we think that if a student isn’t strong academically, he must be good with his hands so we ship him of to vocational schools where he can take shop classes. But having taught in a vocational school for five years, I know that all the kids there weren’t good with their hands. So much for stereotyping.
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