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Developing Vocabulary Through Purposeful, Strategic Conversations
Author(s) -
Wasik Barbara A.,
IanCampbell Charlene
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.01095
Subject(s) - mental image , psychology , reading comprehension , vocabulary , comprehension , recall , reading (process) , meaning (existential) , vocabulary development , mental process , process (computing) , cognitive psychology , teaching method , mathematics education , linguistics , cognition , computer science , philosophy , neuroscience , psychotherapist , operating system
Abstract Explicit instruction on the skill of creating mental imagery from text supports reading comprehension and recall. This article shares a strategy for teaching students how to process what they read by comparing mental imagery to “brain movies.” It emphasizes choosing appropriate fiction and nonfiction texts to encourage readers to build the skill of creating mental imagery, and offers examples from two classrooms on how students use brain movies to make meaning from what they read.