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Textmapping
A Simple Tool for Improving Reading Comprehension
Copyright ©2006 Diana TriplettTerms of Use: http://www.textmapping.org/copyright.htmlDerived from the original works of R. David Middlebrook.For more information, visit http://www.textmapping.org.
© 2004 Kimberly Burkereprinted by permission
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Why Textmapping?
"Good readers are active readers....Good readers typically look over the text before they read, noting such things as the structure of the text and text sections that might be most relevant to their reading goals." Source: Duke, Nell K., and Pearson, P. David
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What teachers say about textmapping
"Active, global modes of teaching reading comprehension are rare.... This is a great way to address the weaknesses in reading comprehension, and to teach active/metacognitive reading skills." - Reading Specialist; Clayton, MO
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What teachers say about textmapping
"This has great value to help visually organize text that some LD, etc. children just don't see on their own. This is a skill oftentimes assumed by teachers, especially at the upper levels!" - Support Services; Stamford, CT
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What teachers say about textmapping
"This is a great strategy for visual kinesthetic learners. You have come up with the perfect platform for teaching traditional techniques. This is an in-context meaningful way to help students know themselves as learners." - Reading Resource Teacher; West DesMoines, IA
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What is Textmapping?
• A graphic organizer technique• Using
– Scrolls– Colored markers– Mapping techniques
• Focusing on – Pre-reading– Text organization
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Implementation• Scrolls are the foundation• Scrolls enable students to see and
comprehend the whole text at once.
• The text organization is explicit.• Students can see the heading
structure, illustrations, key words, etc.
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Making a Scroll
• Copy the text– Magazine article– Textbook passage– Story– Poem
• Tape the Pages End-to-End
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How to Begin
• Introduce technique by taping a scroll to the blackboard.
• Scroll and blackboard together form an extended marking area.
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How to Begin
• Single sheet provides common focus.
• Gather students near the board if necessary.
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Introducing the Technique
• Scroll and blackboard become a common text.
• Teacher “thinks aloud” and marks text and board to record thinking.
• Markings form a cumulative record of the lesson.
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Decide on an Instructional Goal
• Introduce and preview new content
• Model reading and study strategies
• Review content previously covered
• Test knowledge of what students have read
• Something else?
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Mapping a Scroll• Identify relevant features of the
text• Mark the features• Mark the areal extent
– These boxes lift the text from the “text stream.”
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Guided Practice• Share the pen• Student volunteers mark the group
copy with teacher direction• Examples:
– "Mark all of the vocabulary words." – "Mark all of the questions." – "Draw a box around each sub-section." – "Mark those points on the scroll where
there are scene-changes in the story".
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Guided PracticeAlternate Plan
• Put students in groups• Model specific tasks while students
write on their copies– "Mark all of the vocabulary words." – "Mark all of the questions." – "Draw a box around – each sub-section." – "Mark those points on
the scroll where there are
scene-changes in the story".
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Independent Practice
• Assign groups to work independently marking their scrolls.– Assign specific roles
• Vocabulary locator• Heading marker• Summarizer
– Or use SQ3R• Groups present their
finished product to the class.
• Post final products.
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Benefits of Textmapping
• Explicit• Teaches strategic reading• Encourages active reading• Links comprehension concretely to the
text• Produces a visual record of thinking• Accomodates a wide range of learning
styles• Especially helpful for students with
learning disabilities/delays
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Explicit
• Adds a visual element to the teacher’s modeling
• Creates a concrete model for abstract ideas
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Strategic Reading
• The scroll provides a whole, comprehensive model of the text
• Students are required to recognize and use typographic and textual cues
• Creates a model for writing
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Active Reading
• Students move physically across the length of the scroll.
• Marking the text requires physical interaction with the text.
• Student can clearly see progress on the task by looking at marked pages.
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Comprehension Link
• Text itself becomes the map• Bridges the gap between text and
the graphic organizer.• Clearly focuses students on pre-
reading strategies
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Record of Thinking
• Students clearly see their progress.
• Shows concretely what comprehension is.
• Students learn from their peers.• Teachers can easily monitor the
work.
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Students with Disabilities
• Visual tracking• Cognitive deficits• Auditory processing• Memory• Sequencing• ADD
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Learning Styles
• Particularly helpful in reaching students who are– Visual– Spatial– Tactile– Kinesthetic– Global
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For more information
The Textmapping Projecthttp://www.textmapping.org
© 2004 Renee Goularte
reprinted by permission