Help students organize information and make visual connections with graphic organizers. Create blank graphic organizers for students to fill in during lessons or show older students how to create their own graphic organizers. Flash cards will provide students with visual cues for learning; encourage students to make their own flash cards to enhance their learning.
When presenting new information to your students, use visual presentations in addition to verbal lecture. Include PowerPoint presentations, charts, graphs and videos in your lesson planning whenever possible. Maps and pictures should also be used.
Encourage students to take notes during lessons, so that they will have a visual reminder of what they learned. Type out class notes before the lesson and hand them out so that students can look at them during the lesson. To keep students involved, leave out key words and ask them to fill in the missing words during the lesson. Include graphs and pictures in the notes.
When giving students directions, write the directions down in addition to giving them verbally. Whenever possible, visually demonstrate how tasks should be completed visually. For example, when giving student a complex craft project, create a sample for students to use as a visual guide or complete steps of the project in front of the class.
Help your visual learners develop a daily routine by posting a written daily schedule in the classroom, including activities and times. In addition, create a to-do list each day and place a check mark beside activities when they are completed. Help students create to-do lists for homework and long-term projects.