Is Your Child a Visual-Spatial Learner?
Please complete this quiz to find out more about your child's learning style.
| 1. | Does your child think mainly in pictures instead of in words? | Yes | No |
| 2. | Is your child good at solving puzzles or mazes? | ||
| 3. | Does your child like to build with LEGOs, K'Nex, blocks, etc.? | ||
| 4. | Does your child often lose track of time? | ||
| 5. | Does your child know things without being able to tell how or why? | ||
| 6. | Does your child remember how to get to places visited only once? | ||
| 7. | Can your child feel what others are feeling? | ||
| 8. | Does your child remember what is seen and forget what is heard? | ||
| 9. | Does your child solve problems in unusual ways? | ||
| 10. | Does your child have a vivid imagination? | ||
| 11. | Is your child talented in music, dance, art or drama? | ||
| 12. | Can your child visualize objects from different perspectives? | ||
| 13. | Is your child organizationally challenged? | ||
| 14. | Does your child love playing on the computer? | ||
| 15. | Is your child terrible at spelling? | ||
| 16. | Does your child like taking things apart to see how they work? | ||
| 17. | Does your child have at least one visual-spatial parent? |
If you answered yes to at least 9 of the above questions, your child is most likely a visual-spatial learner.
From Golon, A. S. (2004). Raising Topsy-Turvy Kids: Successfully Parenting Your Visual-Spatial Child. Denver: DeLeon Publishing.
Reprinted with the permission of the Visual-Spatial Resource. © 2004-2007, Visual-Spatial Resource. All rights reserved.
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