1. ENGLISH 10 – LESSON 2
THE EFFECT OF TEXTUAL AIDS LIKE ADVANCE
ORGANIZERS, TITLES, NON-LINEAR
ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC. ON THE UNDERSTANDING
OF TEXT
(EN10RC-Ia-2.15.2)
2. Textual aids are educational instruments, could be
written texts, or printed texts and other ways of
emphasizing the essential phrases, thoughts, graphs,
and /or images.
3. EXAMPLES OF TEXTUAL
AIDS
1. Cause & Effect Diagram - emphasizes the connection
between the different concepts
4. 2. Flow Diagram - sequence chart that shows series of events in
order. If you have a concept that has steps or has certain order
sequence then it can be showed this kind of textual aid
5. 3. Venn Diagram – this is used to identify, classify, categorize
and recognize similarities and differences of two or more
subjects, ideas, thoughts, and / or concepts
6. 4. Concept Maps – are actually helpful and excellent for
brainstorming, refreshing stock knowledge, and / or generating
alternative expressions, showing or ranking the hierarchical
relationships as the most significant concept or concepts should
be placed at the top.
7. 5. Graphic Organizers - this kind of textual aids are usually
created and designed for those who have trouble organizing
information and thoughts. These are meant to help those
students to visualize ideas that are organized.