AN VISUAL LEARNER?

Visual learners learn best when things are written down, either in language or pictures, so that they can see or read them. Do you love it when someone provides notes or instructions? Do you picture things in your mind as you hear about them or try to remember them?

Visual Learners: Try This!
Use colors to help you remember things. Mark up your notes or your newspaper pages using colored highlighters.

If you “picture” things more often than you use words, draw pictures to help you remember things. When you can, replace words with pictures as you study. When you need to learn math formulas, break the formulas into step-by-step bits of information and write each one in a box. It will also help you to make charts and diagrams of things you need to learn. Write and read over important information you need to remember. Make flashcards to help you go over important facts. If you are trying to learn information from a diagram, write an explanation of what the diagram or chart is showing.

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