<s>
Visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
is	O
a	O
learning	O
style	O
in	O
the	O
Fleming	O
VAK/VARK	O
model	O
in	O
which	O
information	O
is	O
presented	O
to	O
a	O
learner	O
in	O
a	O
visual	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Application
learners	I-Application
can	O
utilize	O
graphs	O
,	O
charts	O
,	O
maps	O
,	O
diagrams	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
visual	O
stimulation	O
to	O
effectively	O
interpret	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
fetal	O
stage	O
and	O
18	O
months	O
,	O
a	O
baby	O
experiences	O
rapid	O
growth	O
of	O
a	O
substance	O
called	O
gray	B-Device
matter	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gray	B-Device
matter	I-Device
is	O
the	O
darker	O
tissue	O
of	O
the	O
brain	O
and	O
spinal	O
cord	O
,	O
consisting	O
mainly	O
of	O
nerve	O
cell	O
bodies	O
and	O
branching	O
dendrites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
ages	O
3	O
–	O
8	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
improves	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
take	O
many	O
different	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
toddler	O
age	O
of	O
3	O
–	O
5	O
,	O
children	O
's	O
bodily	O
actions	O
structure	O
the	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
emphasis	O
placed	O
on	O
objects	O
and	O
things	O
that	O
are	O
directly	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
them	O
and	O
thus	O
proximal	O
vision	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
perspective	O
of	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
how	O
adults	O
utilize	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
way	O
a	O
child	O
integrates	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
with	O
motor	O
experiences	O
enhances	O
their	O
perceptual	O
and	O
cognitive	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
child	O
has	O
mastered	O
visual-kinesthetic	O
integration	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
child	O
's	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
formal	O
learning	O
focused	O
towards	O
books	O
and	O
reading	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
physical	O
objects	O
,	O
thus	O
impacting	O
their	O
intellect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
reading	O
scores	O
increase	O
,	O
children	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
has	O
developed	O
to	O
not	O
only	O
focus	O
on	O
physical	O
objects	O
in	O
close	O
proximity	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
interpret	O
words	O
and	O
such	O
to	O
acquire	O
knowledge	O
by	O
reading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
studies	O
that	O
have	O
focused	O
their	O
efforts	O
on	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
have	O
found	O
that	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
styles	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
traditional	O
learning	O
styles	O
greatly	O
improve	O
the	O
totality	O
of	O
a	O
student	O
's	O
learning	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
off	O
,	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
engages	O
students	O
and	O
student	O
engagement	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
factors	O
that	O
motivated	O
students	O
to	O
learn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gray	B-Device
matter	I-Device
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
generating	O
nerve	B-Algorithm
impulses	I-Algorithm
that	O
process	O
brain	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
white	O
matter	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
transmitting	O
that	O
brain	O
information	O
between	O
lobes	O
and	O
out	O
through	O
the	O
spinal	O
cord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerve	B-Algorithm
impulses	I-Algorithm
are	O
transmitted	O
by	O
myelin	O
,	O
a	O
fatty	O
material	O
that	O
grows	O
around	O
a	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	O
matter	O
has	O
a	O
myelin	O
sheath	O
(	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
myelin	O
)	O
while	O
gray	B-Device
matter	I-Device
does	O
n't	O
,	O
which	O
efficiently	O
allows	O
neural	O
impulses	O
to	O
move	O
swiftly	O
along	O
the	O
fiber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
visual	B-Application
learning	I-Application
,	O
they	O
can	O
vary	O
between	O
people	O
who	O
prefer	O
being	O
given	O
learning	O
instructions	O
with	O
text	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
prefer	O
being	O
given	O
instructions	O
with	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
