Pebbles
King
Rainbow Day
Rationale: The most important goal of reading is to comprehend. There are many strategies that have been developed, but visualization is one key element that aids in reading comprehension. This lesson is designed to help children learn to visualize as they read which enables them to comprehend more easily.
Materials: Paper and pencil, markers, Discovery Magazine, and James and the Good Day.
Procedures:
1. Today we’re going to talk about visualization as we
read.
This will help
us to comprehend what we’re reading by picturing it in our minds as we
read. Visualizing helps to reinforce what we are reading so that
we can
better understand and remember what we have read. To give an
example: What kind of a day do you think James was having once he
overfilled the tub?
2.
Now
I want you to practice your silent reading by reading a passage in
your
chosen
book. After you read I would like you to close your eyes and
create
a picture in your mind of what you have read.
3.
I want
each of you to take out your materials and draw a picture of what
you
visualized
about your reading.
4.
I would
ask the students to share their pictures with the other students.
5.
Divide
the students into four groups. I will give different passages to
each group and there will be a designated reader for each group and the
other students will visualize an image as they listen then draw a
picture.
Assessment:
I would have preselected a passage for the students to read out of the
Discovery Magazine. I would remind them to visualize as they
read.
Then I will pass out a quiz for the passage to see if the students have
comprehended their reading.
References:
Discovery Magazine
James and The Good Day
Pressley, M et al, (1998) “Strategies that Improve Children’s
Memory
and
Comprehension of Text.” The Elementary School Journal. 90,
3-32.
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