Visualize

What: Visualizing text is the process of making "mental images" of concepts, scenes, characters, descriptions, and figurative language. By activating prior knowledge, "good readers" make connections to their life experiences and other texts through mental images.

Why effective? When students visualize what they read, comprehension, inferential reasoning, and retention are increased (Report of the National Reading Panel, 2000).

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References

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (2000). Report of the National Reading Panel. Teaching children to read: An evidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction (NIH Publication No. 00-4769). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Wilhelm, J. D. (1995, February). Reading is seeing: Using visual response to improve the literary reading of reluctant readers . Journal of Reading Behavior, 27(4), 467-503. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10862969509547896

Poetry Visualization: Draw What You HearA new way to teach poetry. Having students use their auditory, visual and artistic skills, teaching poetry goes to a new level. This teaching method allows students to understand poetry at a deeper level.