Readers+Create+Images

=__**Teach students how to create mental images while and after they read.**__=

=What are images?=
 * 1) Images come from all 5 of the senses.
 * 2) Images come from a reader’s emotions and prior knowledge.

Why teach this?

 * 1) Images give depth and dimension to the reading, improving comprehension and memory of the text read.
 * 2) Images engage the reader more deeply, improving comprehension and memory of the text read.
 * 3) Images help readers create interpretations and draw conclusions.

How to teach this skill
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 * 1) Model, Model, MODEL! (Demonstrate)
 * Read aloud to students, pausing to “think aloud,” about the images you make as a reader. Be sure your “think alouds” do 2 things:
 * Show a variety of images, from rich pictoral scenes to mental flow charts ordering information
 * Distinguish between images that are critical in helping understand the text, and images that are interesting, but not critical
 * Be sure to model using a variety of texts
 * 1) Guided Practice: Students describe their images to the facilitator during a shared reading.
 * 2) Independent Practice: Students use artistic response to depict their own images from their reading.