The Importance of Visualization While Reading

Our language-based visualization program gives students direct instruction on how to picture spoken words, sentences, paragraphs, and whole pages. Many children have difficulty answering questions about what they’ve read, following through with directions to complete a task, or even coming up with an idea for play. These difficulties could be due to weakened concept imagery, or the ability to picture the “gestalt” or main idea. When students learn to visualize, they are able to picture the whole and not just small details. Having the ability to visualize is essential for success in reading comprehension in all subjects, following multi-step instructions, critical thinking, self-expression, confidence, motivation, and much more!