it seems the reason for that is a visual memory of the words. Seeing a word once is all he usually needs to remember it.
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Auditory information might as well be braille most of the time, he's got to focus on listening if he's to get any of it; if there's a visual element or if he has to write stuff down he'll do great, but otherwise might really have some 'following directions' problems.
He certainly is a visual learner, but he also sounds really strong in his writing ability. Not all visual learners are visual-spacial. It's just that visual-spacial was the first 'non-standard' learning style that became popular. I think that the value of the information on Visual-spacial learners will have reached it's full maturity when we have 10 common 'non-standard' learning types to choose from, and 6-12 descriptors to mix and match for the uncommon non-standard learning types.
He could be 'visual-sequential' just as easily. I think of the VS kid has having more difficulties writing a great essay, and putting together suspension bridges with toothpicks.
I'll bet your son would be great at writing essays for art history and art appreciation!
Smiles,
Grinity
