How to Visualize Reading Activities

Visualizing is an effective technique that is used to strengthen reading comprehension skills. Using this technique allows you to experience the reading material in a different way, by using various words to create sounds, actions and images in your mind. This reading skill is often used individually or in a group setting. With regular practice, it will eventually become automatic, and can help you to retain information that you read for longer periods of time.

Instructions

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      Choose a book or text that has no pictures when visualizing reading activities. Begin by reading a short passage. Read the passage carefully once or twice, paying special attention to things such as the characters and places in the story.

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      Make a mental picture of the reading activity in your mind. Highlight the words or phrases that trigger images in your mind. Imagine what a movie would be like based on the author's words.

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      Make notes of what you visualized using a two-column journal. Write down a short section of the passage on the left side and write down a summary of the images that you see in your mind while reading on the right.

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      Link specific sections from the reading activities to experiences that you had in your life. Use your past experiences to help create images of what the author is trying to bring across to readers.

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