Graphic Organizers For Reading Comprehension

- 09.05

How to Use Graphic Organizers to Improve Academic Skills
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A graphic organizer, also known as a knowledge map, concept map, story map (or storymap), cognitive organizer, advance organizer, or concept diagram, is a pedagogical tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them. The main purpose of a graphic organizer is to provide a visual aid to facilitate learning and instruction.


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Forms

Graphic organizers take many forms:

  • Relational organizers
    • Storyboard
    • Fishbone - Ishikawa diagram
    • Cause and effect web
    • Chart
  • Category/classification organizers
    • Concept mapping
    • KWL tables
    • Mind mapping
  • Sequence organizers
    • Chain
    • Ladder
    • Cycle
  • Compare contrast organizers
    • Dashboard
    • Venn diagrams
  • Concept development organizers
    • Story web
    • Word web
    • Circle chart
    • Flow chart
  • Options and control device organizers
    • Mechanical control panel
    • Graphical user interface

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Enhancing students' skills

A review study concluded that using graphic organizers improves student performance in the following areas:

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