Is your child a visual-spatial learner?
- Does your child have an excellent memory for what he or she sees and experiences?
- Does your child learn best when he or she sees and experiences information?
- Is your child a lot smarter than present results would indicate?
- Is your child a lot smarter than present results would indicate?
If you are not sure if your child is a visual-spatial learner, download our “Is your child a visual-spatial learner” screening tool. Make two copies. Complete one yourself and one with your child – their answers may surprise you.
If your child is a visual-spatial learner,
Your child may struggle with reading fluency, writing output, working memory, or processing speed — yet show remarkable strengths in reasoning, creativity, problem-solving, and big-picture thinking.
One critical point, if this describes your situation, your child can probably make significant gains over the next several months with the right program.
So when parents ask us:
- How is the 3D Learner Program different from other programs?
- Is a spring or summer program better?
- How do I know what’s best for my child?
Here’s what we tell them.
The 3D Learner Difference
The 3D Learner Program® was developed by educator Mira Halpert in 1996 and is grounded in the research of psychologist Dr. Linda Silverman, founder of the Gifted Development Center.
Dr. Silverman identified the unique learning profile of visual-spatial learners — students who:
- Learn best when they see and experience information
- Often have strong visual reasoning but weaker auditory working memory
- May struggle in traditional, sequential classrooms
- Often test far higher on fluid reasoning and verbal comprehension than they do on working memory and processing speed.
In a large-scale study of 390 gifted children nationwide (Gilman, et al., in press), the Verbal Comprehension Index (134) was 2 standard deviations higher than the Processing Speed Index (104). Processing Speed measures eye-hand coordination and speed.
- Often have some combination of learning differently, dyslexia, executive function challenges, auditory and visual processing issues and/or anxiety.
Your Visual-Spatial Learner may benefit from a strength-based program that also identifies and addresses their challenges, builds their self-esteem and helps you to be an even more effective coach and advocate for your child.
The 3D Learner approach is different because it:
- Teaches to your child’s strengths first
- Combines structured literacy with visual-experiential methods
- Builds executive function and processing skills — not just accommodations
- Targets reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, math, and writing
- Restores confidence while improving performance
- Can be tailored to meet your child’s unique needs
This is not just tutoring.
It is transformational skill-building tailored specifically for how your visual-spatial learner thinks and their challenges.
If you are considering a spring or summer program for your visual-spatial learner to make significant gains before the next school year, click here to schedule a no cost Stress to Success Conversation or call us at 919-371-5295 or 561-361-7495.
Spring or Summer — Which Is Better?
The honest answer?
It depends on your child and your schedule.
A Spring Program May Be Best If:
- Your child is struggling right now and needs immediate support
- You want to see the best possible results before the next school year
- Confidence is dropping during the school year
- Testing or school decisions are approaching
- Your summer schedule will not allow the time to do a program
- It may favorably impact their ability to get in or stay in the school you want them in.
A Summer Program May Be Best If:
- You want uninterrupted, intensive progress
- School-year stress is too high
- You prefer concentrated skill-building without homework pressure
- You want your child starting next school year stronger and more confident
Both options can produce meaningful gains.
The key is choosing what works best for your child and your family rhythm.
What Truly Changes Outcomes?
The biggest difference isn’t spring vs. summer.
It’s whether the program:
- Leverages how your child learns best
- Improves reading fluency and/or reading comprehension, where needed
- Addresses processing and executive function gaps
- Builds academic skills AND self-esteem
- Gives your child a new experience of success
- Can be tailored to your child’s unique needs
- Has significant experience with helping kids like yours make significant gains within months
When visual-spatial learners are finally taught in a way that makes sense to them, the shift can be dramatic — academically and emotionally.’’
In addition to one-on-one programs, we offer a group program. At present, we are trying to put together a group for 4th to 6th graders.
If you are interested in spring or summer programs for your visual learner, click here to schedule a no cost Stress to Success Conversation or call us at 919-371-5295 or 561-361-7495
Four examples of what is possible
A first grader whose parents were told in April that grade retention was a virtual certainty. With our help, by mid-May, 5 weeks after starting the program, he had made so much progress that grade retention was no longer being considered.
A third grader, whose parents had been told to find another private school because of his reading comprehension issues, improved his reading comprehension by 3 grade levels and according to his teacher, “T made more significant gains than any student I had had in 27 years of teaching”, Ms D MD
A 5th grader, whose parents had spent $34000 on a well-known dyslexia program, made the following gains over the next 6 months:
- Improving her reading comprehension from the 1st to the 5th grade level
- Increasing her reading speed from 115 to 229 words per minute
- Decreasing homework time from 2.5 hours to 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Decreasing the time mom had to spend doing homework from 12 hours a week to 2 hours a week — a saving of 10 hours a week or 350 hours over a school year
A rising 9th grader who was able to:
- Improve his reading comprehension 4 grade levels in 3 months
- Increase his reading speed from 200 to 360 words per minute
- Improve his grades from a C to an A average
If you are considering a spring or summer program for your visual-spatial learner to make significant gains before the next school year, click here to schedule a no cost Stress to Success Conversation or call us at 919-371-5295 or 561-361-7495.
