Following the previous article where we exposed Multiple Intelligences , we detail the profile of children who use this information processing system from a visual, spatial modality more oriented towards logic-mathematics. We start with the visual child, the most common of the three (65% of the population).
That child who draws and scribbles when bored, who loves colors, who sees the picture in a big way while overlooking the details, often a late bloomer who prefers to work alone. Who learns complex concepts easily but sometimes struggles for easy skills. Better on the keyboard than handwriting. Developer of your problem-solving methods. When they think they look up and to the sides. Shy, observant and organized.
Cuando pensamos en imágenes podemos traer a la mente mucha información a la vez, por eso los niños que utilizan el sistema de representación visual tiene más facilidad para absorber grandes cantidades de información con rapidez. Visualizar nos ayuda además, a establecer relaciones entre distintas ideas y conceptos. cuando un niño tiene problemas para relacionar conceptos muchas veces se debe a que está procesando la información de forma auditiva o cinestésica. La capacidad de abstracción está directamente relacionada con la capacidad de visualizar. También la capacidad de planificar. El ser humano en general está haciendo una transferencia a nivel de conocimiento al mundo visual, y no solamente es característico de nuestros niños o de cualquier niño sino que ahora mismo la herramienta visual está siendo única en términos de estimulación, aprendizaje y motivación.
Visual children excel in letters, writing, memorization, numbers... They like reading, writing, stories, speaking, memorizing, doing puzzles... They learn best with photographs, graphics, videos, demonstrations, enthusiastic explanations with great use of the effective use of the gestures and body language, stories and examples that create an image and seeing the images ahead of time.
What we can see behaviorally in a visual child is... that he is an organized, orderly, observant and calm child. Concerned about its appearance and cleanliness. High-pitched voice, chin raised and you can see the emotions on his face. At the learning level, he learns what he sees. Seeing words, hearing speech and writing. Using colors, drawing, maps, graphs... imagining, visualizing things. You need detailed vision and know where you are going. It is difficult for him to remember what he hears. When you talk to him he likes descriptions, sometimes he stares blankly imagining the scene.
A good memory capacity, when you see someone you remember the faces but not the names. At the imagination level, think in images, visualize in detail.
Store information quickly and in any order. In periods of inactivity he stares at something, draws and looks at everything around him. At the communication level, he becomes impatient if he has to listen a lot and is distracted when there is movement or visual clutter.
Tell us more about your visual child?
Cristina Oroz Bajo
