- Kyrene School District
- Curriculum Night
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The Verbal Learner
Characteristics:- Uses advanced vocabulary
- Plays/experiments with words
- Creates elaborate fantasy worlds
- Is a voracious reader
- Uses language for exchange of ideas and information
- Learns new words quickly
- Has a good memory for verses, songs and stories
- Can often "amaza" people with their memory of details in books and movies, often able to repeat parts verbatim
Needs opportunities to:- Encounter and use difficult vocabulary
- Share ideas and knowledge
- Read, read, read!!!
- Write, write, write!
- Converse with academic peers
- Work with advanced subject matter
- Engage in higher level thinking skills
- Use humor frequently
Ways to meet this child's needs:
- Read aloud
- Literature studies of advanced material
- Writing activities
- Analogies
- Vocabulary activities