Visualizing comprehension shouldnt be silent
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This document discusses the importance of visualization in reading comprehension. It notes that some challenges with teaching visualization include students lacking background knowledge or vocabulary. Effective visualization involves making words and ideas into mental pictures, sounds, feelings and connections. When expert readers visualize, they place themselves in the text and become engaged with it, which improves comprehension and enjoyment. The document provides examples of visualizing a passage about a day at the beach and recommends explicitly teaching visualization by reviewing components, modeling it with a familiar text, and having students practice visualizing.
Visualizing comprehension shouldnt be silent
- 1. Visualization 1
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- 5. LEMONS 5
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- 7. fish 7
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- 9. A day at the beach 9
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- 12. background knowledge + author's words mental images 12
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- 14. When expert readers visualize they: • Make the words into pictures, sounds ,scents, and feelings • Make connections among the ideas in the text, the words, and their own experiences • Place themselves in the text and become involved with the text • Improve comprehension • Enjoy reading • Remember what was read Comprehension Shouldn't Be Silent, page 153 14
- 15. Page 135 Explicit Instruction 1. Go over the Tally Sheet (page 214) (defining the components) 2. Model the visualizations with a familiar text, Canada from Above. (application of the components) 15