Educational Technology

May 18, 2014

Brain Movies: When Readers Can Picture It, They Understand It

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by Marcus Conyers & Donna Wilson, Edutopia

The images that form in your mind as you read — we call them “brain movies” — can be more exciting and memorable than a Hollywood film. More to the point for teachers, guiding your students to visualize as they read is an engaging and enjoyable way to boost comprehension and retention. Learning to create brain movies can help students make sense of complex nonfiction subject matter and “see” the characters, setting, and action in stories. Teachers who use our strategy tell us their students seem to have more fun — and success — as they read. These anecdotes are supported by research showing that students who are taught to develop mental imagery of text do better than control groups on tests of comprehension and recall.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/brain-movies-visualize-reading-comprehension-donna-wilson

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