“Organizers are visual illustrations; a tool to help students understand, summarize, and synthesize the information from texts to other sources.” I really like the definition they have given to organizers here. I think they are very helpful for students to break down a big picture and really understand the parts of the information. Like we all know, not all students learn the same. Organizers are great for those visual learners. I am personally a very big fan of organizers because it helps me see everything broken down and how it is related. Instead of understanding all of the facts in a paragraph form, I can organize them into a chart and really see and understand the facts. When I read a text I do not always comprehend what I read, but by using organizers to choose the main points and ideas it helps me understand and see it all come together to make sense. Whenever I think of graphic organizers I always think of concept maps, but there are so many different organizational ways to lay out your information. I think students need to learn how and use flow charts, diagrams, maps, matrices. If teachers use these in their lessons students will learn to focus on the important things while reading text.
Question: Sometimes charts and visual organization is not the best way for a student to show what they know about a subject. When using organizers as an assessment tool, what is the best way to use them and still be fair to all types of learners?
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