Non-linguistic+Representation

= __Non-linguistic Representation__ =

The primary way teachers present new knowledge to students is through speaking and reading. But psychologists theorize that humans store knowledge in two forms: linguistic and non-linguistic—words and images. Non-linguistic representations of knowledge can take a variety of forms, including graphic representations, physical models, mental pictures, drawings, and kinesthetic classroom activities. A number of studies indicate that each of these types of activities helps students to develop non-linguistic representations that enhance their understanding of content.

Inspiration, Kidspiration and MyWebspiration are excellent tools to help students represent knowledge. These Inspiration templates represent a variety of ways that students can organize information. The additional websites may be used as teacher resources to use with students. Encourage students to use graphics in their webs. [|Concept Web]  [|Time Sequence Web]  [|Cause and Effect Web 1]  [|Cause and Effect Web 2][|Cause and Effect Web 3]  [|Biography Web] [|Change in Character]  [|Character - Want, Do, Get]  [|Character's Feelings Beginning and End]  [|Compare and Contrast]  [|Retell]

More Resources for Graphic Organizers:  [|Types of Graphic Organizers]  [|More Graphic Organizers] EdHelper's Educators Graphic Organizers

Generating Mental Images: Comic Life, iMovie, iPhoto, Inspiration and Kidspiration are a few resources to help students create mental images by stimulating their thinking using their senses such as the sounds, smells, tastes and visual details when they are learning new knowledge.  [|Oregon Journey Themes] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Patterns and Geometry in Our World <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kinesthetic Activities : <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When students use physical movement to role play processes or events it generates a mental picture of the knowledge in the mind of the learner. Using iMovie can reinforce these activities so that students are able to reinforce that mental image each time they see their movie!

Drawing Pictures or Using Pictographs: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using programs such as Media Blender, Comic Life, [|Image Blender], Inspiration, and Kidspiration give students the opportunity to draw pictures or use pictographs (symbols) to represent ideas, events places or objects. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seasons <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Name that Fraction] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Creating Pictographs with Microsoft Excel][|Photo Image Resources]