Gather Mind Mapping For Kids: How Elementary School Students Can Use Mind Maps To Improve Reading Comprehension And Critical Thinking Executed By Toni Krasnic Expressed As Volume

Mapping for Kids MMFK offers elementary school teachers a blueprint on how to introduce mind maps in their classrooms to help students think more rigorously and increase engagement by transforming linear, static information into connected, dynamic maps.
 

Mind maps can be used independently or in conjunction with other literacy instruction programs, Either way, they will bring fun and excitement to the classroom while simultaneously improving thinking, reading, and learning,  

KEY FEATURES

Learn mind map basics in a few hours and start mind mapping in a day.

Written by a mind mapper and features mind maps by other mind mappers,
Includes overmind maps created with overdifferent mind mapping programs,
Full case study on reading comprehension using mind maps,

DESCRIPTION

Part I of the book discusses the fundamentals of mind mapping for teachers, parents, and students.


Part II demonstrates how to use mind maps and the eight reading comprehension strategies to help students develop critical thinking and better comprehend what they're reading.


Part III providesexamples of mind mapping uses in school and at home andtemplates to use in the classroom.
 

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Email the author with your proof of book purchase and program preference to get your free access code, Cautionary Note This book is not intended to be read and forgotten be prepared to spend time putting it to the test! Krasnics goal is to engage elementary students to use mind maps to connect the dots not just collect them.
Once that task is accomplished, students can see and use the big picture to ask meaningful questions allowing them to become better readers and learners.
The authors purpose is to provide a guide for teachers and parents to help young students use mind maps to improve their reading comprehension and critical thinking.


Krasnic divides the book into three parts, Part One explains the fundamental principles of visual mapping both in mind mapping and concept mapping, In the second part, the Concise Reading Method CRM is fully explained, This technique marries the eight reading strategies to mind maps, These strategies will sound familiar, They include Summarizing, Applying Previous Knowledge, Visualizing, Evaluating, Synthesizing Information and then asking Critical Questions, Teachers and parents working with the common core curriculum will recognize many of these, Part Three contains enrichment activities with additional examples, templates, and tips for

students, parents and teachers on how to use these techniques.


The author speaks to each of the target audiences, Teachers are encouraged to experiment and teach children to use their unique abilities and interests to create many kinds of maps Students are urged to believe in themselves by taking control of their learning and assuming personal responsibility for their education.
Parents of very young children must allow their children to choose what and how to learn by facilitating their natural curiosity.
Once a child becomes schoolaged, a parent needs to partner with the school and display the childs work throughout the home.


The materials in this book are comprehensive but well organized and easy to follow, Readers are encouraged to ask questions and seek additional assistance, The drawings and illustrations make the concepts easy to understand, I urge parents, teachers and students to spend some time looking them over, Time and energy invested now might last a lifetime,
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