I feel compelled to note that, as much as the Gifted Development Center has done for gifted children and adults, I believe that this particular list of characteristics of "visual-spatial learners" misleads many parents of 2E children into thinking that they have children who do not actually have an LD but who are just "visual-spatial learners", and this can delay geting appropriate help for children who really could benefit greatly from appropriate therapies or other interventions. Only 8 of the items on the list of characteristics of "visual-spatial learners" are primarily about having visual-spatial strengths or learning preferences - I've marked these with the "^" symbol. Many of the other items are either "symptoms" of giftedness in general (marked with "@"), or symptoms of learning disabilities (marked with "*"). Some of the items can indicate more than one possible situation.
^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
*Prefers keyboarding to writing
*@Creates unique methods of organization
Arrives at correct solutions intuitively
Learns best by seeing relationships
^Has good long-term visual memory
@Learns concepts permanently; is turned off by drill and repetition
*@Develops own methods of problem solving
Is very sensitive to teachers� attitudes
*@Generates unusual solutions to problems
*@Develops quite asynchronously
*@May have very uneven grades
^Enjoys geometry and physics
@Masters other languages through immersion
@Is creatively, mechanically, emotionally, or technologically gifted
*Is a late bloomer
