I've been doing a bit of research on learning styles, and stumbled across something I found to be eye-opening for me. I think my 16 yr old DD is a twice gifted, visual-spatial learner. Also, she fits an underachiever fairly well, but that's neither here nor there, although I'm sure it's something we need to take into account. This is a kid who can give me the layout of the apartment we lived in, and tell me what the neighbor's house looked like, when she was 18 mo old.
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On the other hand, she has some kind of visual tracking problem (according to a private school resource specialist in the long ago past), and she supposedly has ADD. I'm thinking of seeing if I can get her tested by private educational specialists.
In the meantime, she has plans to go to college, and wants to brush up on her math. She hasn't touched a math book in years, and she has a lot of trouble with "easier" concepts and math drill, than she does with more complicated concepts like algebra.
Since she is a Visual-Spatial learner, and generally LD, I need to find some way to teach her math in a way that sticks and makes sense to her. Does anyone know of ways, methods, or resources out there, for these conditions?
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http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/is...ed/traits.html
On the other hand, she has some kind of visual tracking problem (according to a private school resource specialist in the long ago past), and she supposedly has ADD. I'm thinking of seeing if I can get her tested by private educational specialists.
In the meantime, she has plans to go to college, and wants to brush up on her math. She hasn't touched a math book in years, and she has a lot of trouble with "easier" concepts and math drill, than she does with more complicated concepts like algebra.
Since she is a Visual-Spatial learner, and generally LD, I need to find some way to teach her math in a way that sticks and makes sense to her. Does anyone know of ways, methods, or resources out there, for these conditions?