Course+Requirements

 After reading the article, Chapter 6 "Nonlinguistic Representations" from the book __Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement__ by Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering and Jane E. Pollock, you will plan a reading lesson using **__one__** of the following activities in which students produce nonlinguistic representations: 1. Creating graphic representations 2. Making physical models 3. Generating mental pictures 4. Drawing pictures and pictographs 5. Engaging in kinesthetic activity

(Descriptions of the above activities are found in the article. A separate article under the __Reading Materials__ link provides some thinking maps for creating graphic representations with primary students if you choose activity #1 above.)  Next, you will post the details of your lesson plan on the discussion page. Please include grade level, reading strategy or content you are teaching, and your plan for teaching students to use one of the five activities listed above.

Finally, after teaching the lesson, you will post a reflection answering the following questions: How did this lesson enhance your students’ understanding of that content? When students elaborate on knowledge, they not only understand it in greater depth, but they can recall it much more easily. Did nonlinguistic representations elaborate on your students’ knowledge? Would you use nonlinguistic representation activities to teach other lessons? Your reflection should be at least 100 words in length.