Visualizing with Wordless

Picture Books

Addison Schmidt and Tara Schloetter

Classroom Rules

● Listen to the teacher and your peers when they are speaking

● Put your hand up if you would like to speak

● Respect each other

● Use kind words

● Listen and follow directions

● Work hard and have fun!

Can You Spot What is Different/Missing?
Strategy
Sometimes when you are reading a book, certain information is missing so that the
reader has to fill in the blanks on their own. Visualization allows the reader to
imagine the characters and scenes on their own. Today we will be figuring out what
is missing from wordless picture books.

Visualization is the ability to create pictures in our heads based on text we read,
words we hear, or pictures we see.
Why use visualization?

Visualization helps to build meaning and helps to build reading comprehension.

The purpose of this reading strategy is to visualize so that we can fill in the missing
information of a text.

Visualization strengthens our inferential thinking and helps readers build meaning
as they go.

These skills can be used to help students better comprehend picture books with text
and chapter books as well.
What is Happening In Between?
As a Class, What do we think?
Now it is your turn

Look at the wordless picture books at your table and discuss with your table groups
what the missing information/text is between two pages of the book.
Independent
Practice
After your discussion, you
will individually draw what
you think happened between
the two pages. Then, write a
short description of what
you drew.
Share!
How can you use this strategy when
you read in future?
Resources
Harvey, S., & Goudvis, A. (2017). Strategies that work: Teaching comprehension for understanding and

engagement. 3rd Edition. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.