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.
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3rd Grade RAP Exemplars Includes teacher's example, as well as students' work! (Webb) | 2nd Grade RAP Exemplars Includes teacher's example, as well as students' work! (Bolton) | Modified RAP/RACE These modified RAP organizers serve as partial exemplars for students who struggle with referencing class examples to create their own products. |
3rd Grade RAP Exemplars
Includes teacher's example, as well as students' work! (Webb)
2nd Grade RAP Exemplars
Includes teacher's example, as well as students' work! (Bolton)
Modified RAP/RACE
These modified RAP organizers serve as partial exemplars for students who struggle with referencing class examples to create their own products.
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Vocabulary Specific Pictures Pictures can be specific to vocabulary meaning. This anchor chart shows illustrated pictures and real-life photos. Student-drawn pictures would also be meaningful. (Deese) | Linking Pictures This is an example of how pictures offer a way for students to link the given actions to a concept. Bonus: Each action is assigned a color! (Garrett) | Linking Pictures This anchor chart uses multiple visuals! The pictures provide links to the vocabulary meaning, while the multiple colors and line breaks distinguish each part of the concept. |
Vocabulary Specific Pictures
Pictures can be specific to vocabulary meaning. This anchor chart shows illustrated pictures and real-life photos. Student-drawn pictures would also be meaningful. (Deese)
Linking Pictures
This is an example of how pictures offer a way for students to link the given actions to a concept. Bonus: Each action is assigned a color! (Garrett)
Linking Pictures
This anchor chart uses multiple visuals! The pictures provide links to the vocabulary meaning, while the multiple colors and line breaks distinguish each part of the concept.
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Colors and Line Breaks In this anchor chart, colors are used to show each idea. Lines break the text into manageable content. | Colors On this chart, colors are used to distinguish between two or more parts of a concept. This chart also uses linking pictures. | Acronyms Students with limited language skills can use each letter in an acronym as a symbol to represent one part of a whole concept. Acronyms give proficient language students a way to remember the steps of a process. |
Colors and Line Breaks
In this anchor chart, colors are used to show each idea. Lines break the text into manageable content.
Colors
On this chart, colors are used to distinguish between two or more parts of a concept. This chart also uses linking pictures.
Acronyms
Students with limited language skills can use each letter in an acronym as a symbol to represent one part of a whole concept. Acronyms give proficient language students a way to remember the steps of a process.
