The Auditory-Sequential Learner

Thinks primarily in words

Has auditory strengths

Relates well to time

Is a step-by-step learner

Learns by trial and error

Progresses sequentially from easy

to difficult material

Is an analytical thinker

Attends well to details

Follows oral directions well

Does well at arithmetic

Learns phonics easily

Can sound out spelling words

Can write quickly and neatly

Is well organized

Can show steps of work easily

Excels at rote memorization

Has good auditory short-term memory

May need some repetition

to reinforce learning

Learns well from instructions

Learns in spite of emotional reactions

Is comfortable with one right answer

Develops fairly evenly

Usually maintains high grades

Enjoys algebra and chemistry

Masters other languages in classes

Is academically talented

Is an early bloomer

The Visual-Spatial Learner

Thinks primarily in pictures

Has visual strengths

Relates well to space

Is a whole-part learner

Learns concepts all at once

Learns complex concepts easily;

struggles with easy skills

Is a good synthesizer

Sees the big picture; may miss details

Reads maps well

Is better at math reasoning than computation

Learns whole words easily

Must visualize words to spell them

Much better at keyboarding than handwriting

Creates unique methods of organization

Arrives at correct solutions intuitively

Learns best by seeing relationships

Has good long-term visual memory

Learns concepts permanently; does not learn

by drill and repetition

Develops own methods of problem solving

Is very sensitive to teachers' attitudes

Generates unusual solutions to problems

Develops quite asynchronously (unevenly)

May have very uneven grades

Enjoys geometry and physics

Masters other languages through immersion

Is creatively, mechanically, technologically, emotionally

or spiritually gifted

Is a late bloomer