Birchmount Resource Teachers

Feb.15, 2012

KandiHorsman

TechnologyMentor, D2

States of

Matter

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Dual-coding theory of information storage◦ Linguistic◦ Nonlinguistic

In classrooms, would you say linguistic or nonlinguistic is the predominant mode for accessing content?

Processing information through both pathways increases depth of understanding & retention

Producing nonlinguistic representations of knowledge in the minds of students through: ◦ Graphic organizers

Linguistic mode (words & phrases) + nonlinguistic mode (images to represent concepts & arrows to represent relationships)

◦ Physical models (i.e. manipulatives represent fractions)◦ Mental images (i.e. Description of cat named Dragon from Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of

Nimh) ◦ Pictures & pictographs (i.e. Traffic signs)◦ Kinesthetic activity

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Create a concept map for the main idea & supporting details for “Food for Thought”