After reading the article, the
strategy I chose is the Graphic Organizer. I’ve always learned well through the
use of a graphic organizer as a student and, as a teacher, I find to be very
effective as well. It is very visual
strategy that really takes the information being learned and organizes the
content in a clear and concise manner. It basically demonstrates relationships
between facts, concepts or ideas. In the thinking and writing process, the
graphic organizer helps identify the subtopics and areas of focus within a
broader topic and breaks it down for the students, making it easier to
understand and identify. There are many forms of graphic organizers such as
concept webs, maps, tree diagrams, and Venn Diagrams. This strategy can be used
in many ways. It can be used to helps students with brainstorming, classify
ideas and examine relationships, and helps students structure their writing by
organizing the information the have in a visual way. They can also be used to
compare and contrast information from a story, figuring out cause and affect,
and any other skill that requires making visual associations and identifying
connections. I feel this strategy is one
if the best and most effective as it can be used for any subject and discipline
(think teaching the Food Web in Science or cause and effect situations in
History…) and can help all type of learners, like ESLs, when used as a visual
scaffold. Its way of organizing information and any research the students may
be collecting makes it easier for students to follow along and comprehend.
This article
discusses how graphic organizers assists students in activating prior
knowledge, gaining an insight into text structure, identifying as well as
connecting the main ideas of a text resulting thus in better recall and
retention of information. It does mention , however, the research sows that in
order for graphic organizer to be effective, students have to be properly
taught regarding construction of a
graphic diagram and teacher have to model how to use them as well.
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