May Reading Strategy
Visualizing
Students
create mind pictures and visualizations when they read. Good readers will take
those pictures and visualizations and use them to better comprehend text. Albert Einstein once said, “If I can’t
picture it, I can’t understand it.” As the reader creates pictures in their
mind of what they are reading, other senses will become involved. This will
enhance their connections with and comprehension of the text. How to help your child use this strategy:
To help your child visualize while reading, try the following:
·
Share wordless picture books with your child. Have your child
create a story of what is happening.
·
When reading aloud, stop often to describe the picture you have in
your mind.
·
After reading time at home, have your child draw what they see in
their mind.
·
As
they read, have them make a movie in their head. Then transfer the scenes to
paper.
·
Have
them describe their five
senses. After
reading, ask them what
sounds, tastes,
and touch images they felt while
reading the text.
·
Another
way of talking about visualizing is to talk about creating a “mental picture”.
As they read, ask them to talk about what their mental picture looks like.