1. Reading Strategy
Visualization
Strategic reading allows students to monitor their own thinking and make connections between
texts and their own experiences.
One of the strategies used in strategic reading is visualizing, which refers to our ability to create
pictures in our heads based on text we read or words we hear. It is one of many skills that
makes reading comprehension possible and visualizing text is a proven way to improve reading
comprehension. Students use the words to create mental images.
The strategy encourages diverse perspectives and fosters open discussion of various
interpretations
ˌvɪʒuəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
strəˈtiːdʒɪk ˈriːdɪŋ əˈlaʊz ˈstjuːdnts tə ˈmɒnɪtə ðeər əʊn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd
ˈmeɪk kəˈnekʃn̩ z bɪˈtwiːn teksts ənd ðeər əʊn ɪkˈspɪərɪənsɪz
wʌn əv ðə ˈstrætədʒɪz ˈjuːzd ɪn strəˈtiːdʒɪk ˈriːdɪŋ z ˈvɪʒuəlaɪzɪŋ, wɪtʃ
rɪˈfɜːz tu ˈaʊər əˈbɪləti tə kriːˈeɪt ˈpɪktʃəz ɪn ˈaʊə hedz beɪst ɒn
tekst wi riːd ɔː ˈwɜːdz wi hɪə
ɪt s wʌn əv ˈmeni skɪlz ðət ˈmeɪks ˈriːdɪŋ ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn̩ ˈpɒsəbl̩ ənd
ˈvɪʒuəlaɪzɪŋ tekst s ə ˈpruːvn̩ ˈweɪ tu ɪmˈpruːv ˈriːdɪŋ ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn̩ .
stjuːdnts ˈjuːs ðə ˈwɜːdz tə kriːˈeɪt ˈmentl̩ ˈɪmɪdʒɪz
ðə ˈstrætədʒi ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪz daɪˈvɜːs pəˈspektɪvz ənd ˈfɒstəz ˈəʊpən
dɪˈskʌʃn̩ əv ˈveərɪəs ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃn̩ z
