Main Idea/Detail Graphic Organizer
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Research:
Research shows graphic organizers are key to assisting students to improve academic performance. Studies show that graphic organizers aid in reading comprehension for many reasons. Some of those reasons are: graphic organizers match the mind, organizers allow students to see how the information they are learning links to their prior knowledge, and organizers help student remember the information better. Lastly, students learn better when they interact with the information they are learning. (Research on Graphic Organizers, n.d.). _ Video examples and explanations:
This video discusses how to find main idea and supporting details of a text. It also talks about the main idea and supporting detail graphic organizer. It explains how you should record your information into the graphic organizer in order to show you understand and comprehend what you read.
This is a second part to the first video. However, it gives you a full demonstration of how to find main ideas and details. It also gives you a full demonstration on how to fill in the main idea and supporting details graphic organizer.
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Sources:
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Strategies to Increase Comprehension. Literacy in context (LinC): choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12 (). Boston: Pearson.
Research on Graphic Organizers. (n.d.). . Retrieved July 22, 2014, from http://www.mentoringminds.com/pdf/pdfGraphicOrganizersResearch.pdf
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Strategies to Increase Comprehension. Literacy in context (LinC): choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12 (). Boston: Pearson.
Research on Graphic Organizers. (n.d.). . Retrieved July 22, 2014, from http://www.mentoringminds.com/pdf/pdfGraphicOrganizersResearch.pdf