THE AUDITORY-SEQUENTIAL LEARNER

THE VISUAL-SPATIAL LEARNER

Thinks primarily in words

Thinks primarily in pictures

Has auditory strengths
Is a step-by step learner
Learns by trial and error

Has visual strengths
Relates well to space
Is a whole-part learner

Progresses sequentially from easy to difficult material

Learns complex concepts easily: Struggles with easy skills

Is an analytical thinker
Attends well to details
Follows oral directions well

Is a good synthesizer
Sees the big picture; may miss details
Reads maps well

Does well at arithmetic

Is better at math reasoning than computation

Learns phonics easily
Can sound out spelling words
Can write quickly and neatly

Learns whole words easily
Must visualize words to spell them
Much better at keyboarding than handwriting

Is well organized

Creates unique methods of organization

Can show steps of work easily
Excels at rote memorization
Has good auditory short-term memory

Arrives at correct solutions intuitively
Learns best by seeing relationships
Has good long-term visual memory

May need some repetition to reinforce learning

Learns concepts permanently; does not learn by drill and repetition

Learns well from instructions
Learns in spite of emotional reactions
Is comfortable with one right answer

Develops own methods of problem solving
Is very sensitive to teachers’ attitudes
Generates unusual solutions to problems

Develops fairly evenly

Develops quite asynchronously (unevenly)

Usually maintains high grades
Enjoys algebra and chemistry
Masters other languages in classes

May have very uneven grades
Enjoys geometry and physics
Masters other languages through immersion

Is academically talented

Is creatively, technologically, mechanically, emotionally or spiritually gifted

Is an early bloomer

Is a late bloomer