Graphic Organizers
Here you will find all of the research about graphic organizers that I did for the strategies on this website. The research on this page relates to all of the strategies on the website. More specific research for each strategy is laid out on the strategy page itself
Research findings indicate that graphic organizers can be effective tools to support comprehension for all students, including those who are at risk for academic failure or have been diagnosed with a learning disability.
Here is an example of how a teacher can incorporate graphic organizers into a broader assignment. The travel journal in this video shows graphic organizers inside and this is a great way to use them! Not only are they using graphic organizers in the travel journals, but they are also building comprehension!
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In the video above, the professional development coordinator for a school talks about the non-negotiable components of a lesson that she put in place at the school. One of them is graphic organizers. She talks about the importance to conceptually understand the information, which does not occur with pages and pages of notes. Watch the video to see the improvement that these non-negotiable components have.
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Graphic organizers support comprehension by:
helping students remember information
working on and improving students connecting, synthesizing, and comparing ideas
helping in short and long term memory
Another benefit of graphic organizers is that they can be used before, during, or after instruction.
helping students remember information
working on and improving students connecting, synthesizing, and comparing ideas
helping in short and long term memory
Another benefit of graphic organizers is that they can be used before, during, or after instruction.
References
Edutopia. (2011, December 6). How to Engage Underperforming Students. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=96&v=y0H5XsZ1gzA
Edutopia. (2014, August 18). Travel Journals: Student-Created Textbooks. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkjHCBo0TIU
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.
Ruckdeschel, S. (n.d.). Scaffolding Comprehension Strategies Using Graphic Organizers - ReadWriteThink. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/scaffolding-comprehension-strategies-using-95.html
Edutopia. (2014, August 18). Travel Journals: Student-Created Textbooks. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkjHCBo0TIU
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.
Ruckdeschel, S. (n.d.). Scaffolding Comprehension Strategies Using Graphic Organizers - ReadWriteThink. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/scaffolding-comprehension-strategies-using-95.html