On index cards, write out the individual letters of a spelling word. Arrange the cards in the correct order and have the visual learner analyze the spelling of the word. After a few minutes of analyzing the cards, have the learner rearrange the cards so that the word is jumbled up. Ask the learner to try to rearrange the letters so that the word is spelled correctly.
Play a game of hangman to teach spelling to a visual learner. Write a number of dashes on a piece of paper to represent the letters in a spelling word. Have the student guess a letter; if the letter is in the word, write it on the appropriate dash, and if the letter is not in the word, draw the head of a man. As the student continues to guess letters, fill them in on the dashes if he guesses correctly and continue adding parts to the hangman if he is incorrect. As the student begins to see letters written in the word, he should be able to draw from his visual memory the correct spelling and should thus be able to correctly spell the word before a full hangman is drawn.
A word search is a fun way to reinforce proper spelling of words. Hand write or use a word processing program to create a word search that contains a list of spelling words. On the bottom of the word search, write a list of spelling words. The student reads the words on the list, searches for them and circles the words upon finding them.
Visual learners can benefit from rainbow spelling. On paper, use a black marker to write spelling words. Provide students with the list of spelling words, as well as colored pencils. Instruct students to trace over the words with different colored pencils. Through repeatedly writing the words and seeing how the words are spelled, the proper spelling of words will be reinforced in the visual learner.