Nonlinguistic+representation

1. Information is stored in two ways -- linguistic(words and speech) and imagery (mental pictures and physical sensations). 2. The more we use both ways, the better we are able to understand and recall information. 3. There are a variety of ways to represent materials nonlinguistically. 4. Nonliguistics helps students increase knowledge with mental pictures.
 * Overview of the Research: **

1. Use graphic organizers to represent content -- time sequence, descriptive, cause-effect, concept maps, etc. 2. Have students generate physical models. 3. Students are encouraged to generate their //own// non-linguistic representations; for example, mental pictures of what they are learning. 4. Have students engage in kinesthetic activities that represents their learning; for example, roleplaying, clay models, reader's theater, manipulatives, etc.
 * What Does This Look Like in the Classroom? **

any Paint program graphing calculators digital cameras and videos science probeware clip art Windows MovieMaker Word Power Point for multimedia presentation, both student and teacher created SMART Boards [|Flickr] [|Inspiration]: graphic organizer templates [|Discovery Streaming]
 * How Does Technology Fit It? **