Diagrams

I believe creating diagrams is definitely worth my time as a teacher.  Creating diagrams in class can model for children how to organize thought.  Diagrams can also enhance student learning because they provide children with a visual, and often times, children are best able to process new information when it is presented in multiple ways.  For instance, I could present a visual diagram to the children, discuss the diagram with the children, and help children to create their own diagrams to facilitate children's learning.  Because diagrams are a wonderful strategy for moving new information into long-term memory, I hope to incorporate diagrams in my future classrooms as often as possible.