Linda Silverman
Founder of the Visual-Spatial Resource & Author of Upside-Down Brilliance

Betty Maxwell
Director of the
Visual-Spatial Resource

A
special welcome
from
Linda and Betty

Here's what a task force learned about them:

They're...

Visual, not Auditory
They remember what they see and forget what they hear.

Spatial, not Sequential
What steps?

Holistic, not Detail-Oriented
Give me the BIG PICTURE !

Focused on Ideas, not Format
Who needs punctuation?

Pattern-Seeking
Patterns, patterns everywhere --- obvious to everyone after a spatial sees them.

Divergent, not Convergent
Trail blazing is the name of the game. How many things can a paper clip do ?

Sensitive and I n t e n s e
Feelings rule! I can’t possibly do that now!

Asynchronous in Development Mountain/valley profiles of strengths and weaknesses

Visual-spatial learners think in pictures rather than in words. They learn better visually than auditorally.
They learn all-at-once, and when the light bulb goes on, the learning is permanent.

They do not learn from repetition and drill. They are whole-to-part learners who need to see the Big Picture first
before they learn the details.

They are non-sequential, which means they do not learn in the step-by-step manner in which most teachers teach.
They arrive at correct solutions without taking steps, so "show your work" may be impossible for them.