Visualization


 * Visualization**

Visualization is a process of internally making an object, event, or situation visible to one’s mind by mentally constructing or recalling a visual image. Teachers can use visualization as an exercise prior to writing to help students simulate the feeling of being in a particular situation. Visualization allows for individual response, extends thinking, and enhances creativity through the use of prompts and drawing on prior experience. It can aid reading comprehension when students are asked to create mental images of what they have read.
 * Description**

The teacher:
 * Method**
 * may lead and prompt students through the process;
 * creates a secure, non-threatening atmosphere, often through a relaxation activity;
 * models thinking aloud to the students;
 * reserves evaluative judgment in response;
 * may add sketching to the process.

Visualization:
 * Considerations**
 * is usually quite detailed in description or narrative in order to make an impression;
 * requires repeated experiences to extend thinking and raise comfort level;
 * requires prior planning by the teacher to paint a word picture for the students;
 * works well to help students understand something they may not experience first-hand;
 * may require the opting out of some students for whom sustained visualization is intense or objectionable.


 * Illustrations From The Mathematics Classroom**

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 * Elementary**

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 * Secondary**