The Mentalist

Inspiration can come form very strange places. Watching the Mentalist he was describing his technique for counting cards (the reason behind this really isn't pertinent to the story). He was describing that to count cards he had each card memorized as a living thing. He described the 2 of diamonds as a duck smoking a cigar and the Jack of hearts as a ballet dancer with horns. The actual images don't really matter but by associating them with objects or scenarios he was able to see them more clearly. He then described placing each of these living things in a palace. A palace was something he was able to walk through in his mind. Each room had a theme.

By creating an elaborate visual code of sorts he was able to easily able to recall where in the deck cards were and which cards were missing by being able to walk through the rooms. This is exactly how people who have strong visual intelligence describe how they think. They will "place things on shelves" as in the case of one of Linda Kreger Silverman's students. 

This would be one of the most valuable skills that could be taught to children with visual intelligence. It is a way to help them organize the information they are being given and to hep them recall it for later use. 

Creating a very basic exercise to to show them how it works and how they can use it would be invaluable. Some of them may think that way to begin with but teaching it to them and helping them refine it could mean that they start to enhance their comprehension of material earlier and keep that information longer. It can be applied to many different areas of study.

Right now it's food for thought until I figure out exactly how to execute the exercise.