Visualizing and Verbalizing Program
In addition, the Visualizing and Verbalizing Program supports the development of mental images for the comprehension of concrete and abstract information. The students are taught specific structure words (mood, color, perspective, movement, etc.) to enhance comprehension and vocabulary development. This process fosters story and vocabulary comprehension since the students actively engage in visualizing and verbalizing a description of oral and/or written language. The concept of visualizing and verbalizing is woven throughout our curriculum.
A growing body of research indicates that the internalization of these strategies facilitates all aspects of language processing: the decoding/spelling, working memory, comprehension, retrieval, organization and expression. Since these strategies are utilized and reinforced throughout the day, internalization is the result. This, in turn, enables our students to become independent learners.