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- Volume 24
- Issue 4
- Publication Date: Fall 2001
Eye to Eye Connecting with Gifted Visual-Spatial Learners
Rebecca L. Mann
For his third birthday, Matthew received his first set of LEGO® building blocks. While the adults around him happily followed the instructions, Matthew created his own elaborate and unique structures. At 23, after graduating from college, one of the necessities Matthew bought to furnish his first apartment was a large set of LEGO. In the 20 intervening years, Matthew both excelled in and struggled with school. Some researchers suggest that his spatial strengths and sequential weaknesses may be the reason for the extremes in his educational experience.
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