Visual / Verbal learners

Types of perception:

Relate to such words as: see, look, observe, read Like to read books and magazines for both information and pleasure
Enjoy watching television documentaries and films in which both visual and verbal information are presented simultaneously
Read a newspaper or magazine regularly as a source of news
Prefer to read what an expert has written on a subject than to listen to a lecture or discussion
Prefer to look over written direction and diagrams to assemble or use
something rather than to hear someone explain how to do it
Feel frustrated when teachers simply give oral instructions for assignments and tests instead of also writing the instructions on the board or on a handout
Take extensive notes during class lectures and discussions to review later
Make lists regularly of daily goals and activities

Written instructions for all assignments and test
Visual / Verbal aids: handouts, outlines or summary notes of lectures, written definitions of new terms, written and oral explanations for charts, graphs, and diagrams
Follow-up reading for any class lectures and discussions

Take careful notes to concentrate during class lectures and discussions, then study them several times for a visual review before a test
Write summaries or notes in your own words of material you have read
or discussed in class
Ask your teacher or tutor for written explanations of new words, concepts, and assignments
Write down any oral instructions for assignments to have a visual aid to refer to later
Read your textbooks and other assigned material silently instead of aloud to gain maximum meaning
Highlight important ideas in your assigned reading with colored markers and make summary comments in the margins in your own words
Write down any oral explanations your teacher provides for charts, diagrams, and graphs
Make flashcards with definitions, dictionary examples, and your own example sentences of new vocabulary
Make lists and other written reminders of anything you need to remember to do