BENEFITS

Going Visual

Using visual tools gets to the heart of successful learning by showing your pupils exactly how to organise their thoughts. Learning with visual tools makes this process explicit, memorable, and reliable. And it promotes positive learning dispositions.

Why Going Visual Works

When visual tools are used as an integral part of the learning process throughout the curriculum, you can expect to see your pupils:

• Becoming absorbed in the flow of learning
• Adopting an enquiring approach by probing below surface descriptions
• Providing reasons for their thoughts and conclusions
• Thinking ahead, working through their ideas and organising them into plans for writing
• Reviewing their own work as it progresses and not leaving it to a final review
• Approaching problem solving methodically
• Persevering with challenges by applying trusted methods
• Collaborating with their peers in productive group learning
• Reflecting on their own learning habits and making changes

 Links 

Click the following to read about the benefits of using visual tools in Thinking Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Literacy.