Do you have frustration with your child about learning math? I do at times. I find that she gives up very easily and she doesn’t show her work. In addition, she does not do math drill work like workbook pages. And woe be unto me if I ever asked her to do a timed exercise!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. There are many things that she does well. For example, she is a wiz at science. She reads well above her grade level. She is a creative problem solver. And she is an exceptional artist.
It turns out, that my daughter is practically the definition of a right brained visual learner.
I’ve looked into this learning style. Visual learners tend to be artistic, and do not tolerate very structured learning, especially if it involves repetition or the pressure of timed exercises. My daughter practically melts down if I tell her she has a certain amount of time to finish an exercise. Many visual learners are like this.
Because visual leaners learn well by seeing something demonstrated they often will learn math better if it is hands on. Teaching math to visual learners involves using lots of manipulatives. This can be anything from Legos to Skittles. Visual learners gather information by seeing it, and touching it. Like kinetic learners, they learn more by doing than by hearing.
If you have a visual learner, be willing to try some different methods and make sure you loosen up on the timers. You may also have to accept that your visual learner can give you than answer without being able to show the work. Part of this is because visual learners “see” the picture/answer in their head
It may require some adaptations for you to teach your visual learner but there is no reason they can’t learn as well, or maybe better than other types of learners.