What a great day it is too! The sun is shining, it's supposed to near 80 degrees! I hate to be obsessed and give you a weather report each morning, but we wait awhile for spring up here and the novelty never wears off! It's always brand new and kind of sparkly, ya know?
Ryan is hard of hearing, ergo he's more of a visual learner, but then, many of our children are. He learns by seeing, by touching and by processing with his eyes.
One of the ways I've found to assist that type of learning is by visiting all sorts of museums. This pic was taken at an old time town museum near Barron, WI. Ryan is standing at an old time post office. The odd thing is ... I remember being in post offices with the windowed mail boxes like this! Am I old, or what? Please say or what. ;-)
What other visual strategies do you have for your child with exceptional learning needs? Chime in!
Thanks and we'll see you tomorrow!
God bless,
Karen
My son is only six and was diagnosed a couple of years ago so I'm still finding my way. I've noticed he is visual as well so that's something I hope to capitalize on.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely "or what" I'm sure. :)
ReplyDeleteI understand about the weather report--we are FINALLY enjoying some warm and sunny weather also!
Great idea you have about using the museums for visual learning. My Little Man doesn't seem so much of a visual learner as I am, but honestly I'm having trouble figuring out which sense is best as none of them seem to stand out at this point. Any suggestions on figuring this out?
You didn't say how old your little person is CristyLynn but I'll take a stab at it. I'd do as many things "hands-on" as I could. I know with Ryan computer games helped with kinesthetic awareness (knowing where he was in space) and tactile input helped understanding. All that to say, everything is a learning opportunity or a "therapy" of some type. While the computer helped with knowing where he was in space, by using the directional buttons, it wasn't a passive exercise for me. I needed to sit there with him the entire time, coaching, encouraging and praising. Ryan is olfactory dependent too. He makes smell-memories of people, especially when he was little.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if there's a way to figure out which sense is predominant but I'd recommend a book on multiple intelligences too. There are a number of good ones out there. I've written articles for parenting mags in the past that discuss it and it was a good jumping off point for me. It could be your little one has emotional intelligence or something else a little more buried than something sensory.
Good luck and let me know if something strikes a cord with you!
God bless you and your little ones ladies, thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Much love and joy,
Karen