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12018-01-05T15:49:14-08:00Alejandro Arias0b042e158238aec383248c1771d9a1233b833d4291922Using Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) to Make Inferences with Picture Booksplain2018-01-05T15:54:14-08:00Alejandro Arias0b042e158238aec383248c1771d9a1233b833d42This VTS lesson can be modified to support other grade levels. Upper grade classrooms might adopt VTS as a strategy to support students’ interactions with informational text via current events. The New York Times engages upper elementary and secondary students in VTS strategy with its “What’s Going on in this Picture?” each week.
Some next steps to make the learning more accessible to all learners might be to make adjustments through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). For example, offering the option of voice to text might provide a better opportunity for students with different learning styles, learning disabilities, literacy difficulties, and/or second language learners the ability to share their thinking in the Schoology platform.
12018-01-04T14:58:07-08:00Alejandro Arias0b042e158238aec383248c1771d9a1233b833d42Using Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) to Make Inferences with Picture Books - OverviewAlejandro Arias10Using Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) to Make Inferences with Picture Booksplain2018-01-31T22:48:06-08:00Alejandro Arias0b042e158238aec383248c1771d9a1233b833d42