KIM Chart Journal Club

Name: Jazmin Hidalgo

Reading: CPMs: A Kinesthetic Comprehension Strategy

Author: Cathy Collins Block, Sheri R. Parris, Cinnamon S. Whiteley
Date: 4/1/2015
Complete the following chart, based upon the five most salient Key Concepts in the reading for you.

Key Concept

Information

List the key concepts discussed in

the article, one concept per for.

What information will help you remember this concept?

Comprehension Process Motions

Motions that clarify whether or not a student understands a concept

CPMs in transactional strategy lessons

Students who used CPMs significantly outperformed treated controls who were
taught the same processes without the assistance of the kinesthetic teaching aids

When are CPMs most effective

During fast-mapping and the dual-coded instruction

CPMs significantly increase students

comprehension

It may be possible that using concrete images in the form of hand movements can
enhance learning of abstract concepts

Why create an experiment?

CPM instruction yielded higher results on reader tests and standardized tests,
knowing this may enable more teachers to deviate from basal approaches to meet
many more students needs

Memory clue
Draw a visual that
will help you
remember this key
concept. (NOT
REQUIRED)