Textual Aids

• Textual Aids


  Non-textual parts that help readers understand the context of the text, such as images, maps, tables, graphs and charts
• Advance Organizers


  Tools used to structure a lesson and guide learners on how to think about it
• Types of Advance Organizers

  • Expository Advance Organizer
  • Narrative Advance Organizer
• Expository Advance Organizer


  • Gives students a broad idea of the lesson's purpose before the lesson begins
• Narrative Advance Organizer


  • Involves storytelling
• Skimming


  Helps activate students to skim over a reading
• Graphic Organizers


  Structure information visually or in pictures, often in a template form with blank spaces
• Textual Aids refer to non-textual parts that help readers understand the context of the text, such as images, maps, tables, graphs and charts
• Textual Aids include elements that are distinct from the main text, such as bolded, italicized and underlined texts
• The functions of Textual Aids are to direct readers' attention to important ideas in the text and provide more information
• Advance Organizers are tools used to structure a lesson and guide learners on how to think about it