Training The Mind's Eye: 'Brain Movies' Support Comprehension and Recall.

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  • Author(s): Wilson, Donna
  • Source:
    Reading Teacher. Nov2012, Vol. 66 Issue 3, p189-194. 6p. 3 Color Photographs.
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    • Subject Terms:
      READING comprehension; RECOLLECTION (Psychology); MENTAL imagery; READING; TEACHING methods; BRAIN research; LEARNING; DUAL-coding hypothesis; COMPREHENSION strategies; UNITED States education system
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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