Visualizing

Students create mind pictures and visualizations when they read.

Purpose of the strategy:

The reader uses the text material and their own prior knowledge to create their own mind pictures of what is happening in the text. "Visualizing personalizes reading, keeps us engaged, and often prevents us from abandoning a book." (Strategies that Work, 2000, p.97).

How to help your student use this strategy:

To help you student visualize while reading, try the following:

· share wordless picture books with your student - have your student tell the story

· make frequent stops while reading aloud to describe the pictures in your minds

· after reading time at home has your child draw what they see in their mind