Mrs. Achgill Visits NCTS English Classes

NCTS students understand that visualizing their reading material helps them

engage, personalize, and comprehend texts. 

Mychaela explains, "Visualizing makes the story feels real.  

You actually really get into the story, and it feels like you are living it."  

In addition, students practice visualizing because they know that when they visualize 

their reading material, they are more likely to finish the reading assignment.  

Kourtney shares, "If you really get into visualizing, it feels like you are watching a movie 

that you don't want to turn off." 

To support students' visualization skills, Mrs. Achgill led students through a 

Sketch to Stretch lesson. While Mrs. Achgill read a passage from a book, 

students sketched the visual images that they pictured in their minds.  Trenton reflects, "Visualizing turns the book into a movie and makes it easier to analyze."