This video I have on the site, because of the integration and explanation of ELLs. The teach did a good job and explain what visualizing was and how students will do this while she reads. She allows them to communicate with each other to share their idea. She also does a nice job modeling fluency!
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This is a catching fun song that teachers can use in their classroom to help students understand what visualizing is and how to use it!
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Definition: Readers create images, scenarios, or movies in their minds
that reflect to the text.
Purpose: To allow students to be a part of the text. Students can create a image and use their five senses to gain a understanding of the text. Visualization brings the reading to life. Tips:
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How the strategy may be used in a lesson:
Lesson 1:
Retrieved from: http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/pdfs/lessons/vis_lp_ArtisticResponse.pdf
Lesson 2: Representation for visuals
6th grade- Use the Sketch to Stretch strategy for this lesson. This lesson is an introduction to the visualizing strategy and the use of the sketch-to-stretch strategy. In this activity students choose a a scene or a passage and draw it, incorporating the passage into the visual. Or another way would be for the teacher to read a passage and have students draw it. Then have student go into groups and discuss the text and their drawings. In the groups have students work collaboratively to create most important moment, or whatever topic you are working on during that time. Students will then share to the class and have a class discussion.
Retrieved from: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/guided-comprehension-visualizing-using-229.html
Lesson 1:
Retrieved from: http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/pdfs/lessons/vis_lp_ArtisticResponse.pdf
Lesson 2: Representation for visuals
6th grade- Use the Sketch to Stretch strategy for this lesson. This lesson is an introduction to the visualizing strategy and the use of the sketch-to-stretch strategy. In this activity students choose a a scene or a passage and draw it, incorporating the passage into the visual. Or another way would be for the teacher to read a passage and have students draw it. Then have student go into groups and discuss the text and their drawings. In the groups have students work collaboratively to create most important moment, or whatever topic you are working on during that time. Students will then share to the class and have a class discussion.
Retrieved from: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/guided-comprehension-visualizing-using-229.html
Writing component:
Since this is specifically visualize there is nothing to do during, or at least I would recommend it. I think students should really focus on the images, senses, and visualizing. However, after the lesson students could participate in a writing activity to describe what they visualize. This could be a short explanation or it could simply be listing the descriptive details. |
Reference/Researchers:
Visualizing makes it easier for students to understand the text because they are looking beyond the words and creating images that help them understand the text. When students are creating images they can recall information easier because they have a visual aid/representation to relate to the text. According to Harvey and Goudvis, visualizing strengthens students inferential thinking by having mental images rather than words and thoughts.
Wilson- According to her article visualizing helps students feel more connected to the material and students are able to see the characters, be apart of the setting, and participate in the actions. It is like being apart of a film and brings the words on a page to life and helps them understand and connection to the text.
Visualizing makes it easier for students to understand the text because they are looking beyond the words and creating images that help them understand the text. When students are creating images they can recall information easier because they have a visual aid/representation to relate to the text. According to Harvey and Goudvis, visualizing strengthens students inferential thinking by having mental images rather than words and thoughts.
Wilson- According to her article visualizing helps students feel more connected to the material and students are able to see the characters, be apart of the setting, and participate in the actions. It is like being apart of a film and brings the words on a page to life and helps them understand and connection to the text.