Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking (Visualizing and Verbalizing) by Nanci Bell

by Nanci Bell

Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V), the internationally acclaimed program for language comprehension, is now in its second edition, with over 100 pages of new material. The V/V manual provides the theory and specific steps to develop concept imagery—the ability to image a gestalt (whole) from language. It describes the important questioning techniques that stimulate imagery so the teacher can learn to help students visualize language and verbalize what they have imaged. This imagery-language connection is essential for oral and written language comprehension, as well as critical thinking, following directions, and expressive language. The V/V manual makes implementation of this highly effective program easy for teachers or parents. You will follow Sofie, a student, through the sequential steps of the program. The manual The theory of cognition and science of V/V Sample lessons Step summaries Individual, group, and classroom instruction

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[J. Boo]

Recommended by a random internet person for improving reading comprehension for (maybe special-needs?) students, with reference to helping them creating an internal representation of what's happening in the text as an aid to recall.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

An essential read for anyone working with children. Even if you do not provide therapy, any educator should be familiar with this process and the importance of visualization to the academic success of a child. For people who work with kids who are not neurotypical, this is a great program to learn. While some people naturally visualize, others do not. Visualization is a tool that helps not only with reading and comprehension, but inferencing, sequencing, and daily life skills.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been a difficult program to get a handle on, just because there are so many steps, but the book was very helpful in its examples and images in showing how to scaffold students into higher and higher levels of visualization. I've been able to watch others, who have attended trainings, teach using the program, which was very helpful for me. It is a fun process for students, and I have seen the growth in imagery and comprehension that it can give students. Definitely something I want to add to my classroom.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

The graphics are a bit dated and the entire visualizing and verbalizing process itself moves a bit slow for me, but neither take away from Bell's detailed explanations and carefully-planned strategies and sequence for teaching students how to internalize what they are reading. Very helpful.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

so necessary for direct instruction for struggling readers

[Evelyn Repass · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read, imagine, see, process and remember. Skills for comprehension - the missing ingredient in so many reading programs. This method is specially useful for those teaching children with autism to get the whole picture and not just the parts they find so fascinating.

[Cheryl Neer · Rating 5 out of 5]

After borrowing this book to learn about implementing the visualizing strategy, I will purchase it to assist students in reading comprehension. Already it has been a resource to fluent "word caller" readers, giving them the structure words to help remember and visualize what they have read.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Using the program with my daughter. So far, so good...but there are several steps involved and I'm not even halfway through yet.

[Jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great program and resource for special educators and speech-language pathologists.