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=Graphic Organizers and Literacy=

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 * media type="custom" key="3608624" || **What is a graphic organizer?**

//**Graphic organizers** are visual representations of knowledge, concepts or ideas. From// Wikipedia [|graphic organizers]

"Graphic organizers significantly aid students in remembering text." - From //Reading to Learn in the Content Areas// by Richardson, Morgan, & Fleener (2006).
 * Why use graphic organizers?**

"Graphic organizers help dependent readers organize information and see relationships that they otherwise might not see." From //When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers// Can //Do// by Kylene Beers (2003).

1. Comprehension Strategies (before, during, and after reading) 2. Prewriting 3. Vocabulary Development
 * What are some effective teaching strategies for using graphic organizers?**

//January 19, 2010// Agenda -
 * Presentation Handouts**

Handouts: Bubbl.us Handout - Inspiration Handout - Additional Online Resources - Microsoft Word Shapes Handout - "How to use this Wiki" Handout -

//(April 7, 2009, Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania) (April 17, 2009, Altoona IU08)// Word 2007 Word 97-2003 ||
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Created by:
J. Szymusiak E-mail: jszymusiak [at] fasdk12.org LTCY 701 - Dr. DeAnna Laverick Indiana University of Pennsylvania Spring 2009 Semester