Strategy of the Month for ELs
Ms. Brooks and Ms. King
Let's Get Visual!
Today’s scientific research demonstrates that all physically capable learners are visual learners. Studies on learning and memory have proven that 72 hours after information is presented orally, people may recall about 10%, but when visuals are added the recall increases to 65%. (Source: https://velvetchainsaw.com/2011/07/26/all-visual-learners/)
ELs and struggling students often have difficulty processing auditory information. Instruction that is supported with visual clues are especially helpful to ELs and struggling students because they offer a different type of explanation of the content by providing information that students may not have understood if it was presented to them solely in written or spoken form.
Using Exemplars!
3rd Grade RAP Exemplars
2nd Grade RAP Exemplars
Modified RAP/RACE
Using Visuals in Literacy Anchor Charts
There are several ways to incorporate visual aids into your instruction to scaffold and anchor auditory learning. Using objects, photographs, slides, graphs, bulletin board displays, drawings and color are some of the types of visuals teachers can incorporate into their lessons.
Vocabulary Specific Pictures
Linking Pictures
Linking Pictures
Colors and Line Breaks
Colors
Acronyms
Not an artist? No problem!
Creating vivid posters and anchor charts will grab a student's attention and give him/her something that stands out when looking for the poster to reference at a later time.