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Warner, Michael M.; Alley, Gordon R. – 1981
The study investigated whether the recall of prose passages could be improved in a group of 30 learning disabled (LD) junior high students by training them to use visual imagery when they read. Students in an imagery training group received 30 minutes of instruction in using visual imagery to recall what they had read; students in a paraphrase…
Descriptors: Imagery, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Download full textLevin, Joel R. – 1979
A review of the literature on the function of pictures in prose learning indicates that visual illustrations are helpful to children's learning, but that visual imagery has inconsistent effects on prose learning, although it seems to have potential for assisting those with adequate word recognition but low comprehension. A conceptual framework has…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Illustrations, Memorization
