Standard: 1.SL.5 – Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Grade level: Grade 1
Subject: English Language Arts
Domain: Speaking & Listening
Teacher Overview
This standard emphasizes the importance of using visual aids to enhance verbal descriptions. It helps students understand that visuals can clarify and enrich their spoken words, making their ideas, thoughts, and feelings more comprehensible to others. Students should already be able to speak in complete sentences and have a basic understanding of descriptive language and emotions.
Mastering this standard will prepare students to use more complex visual aids in future grades, enhancing their ability to communicate ideas clearly and effectively.
Common Misconception 1
A common misconception is that any drawing, regardless of its relevance, will enhance a description. This is incorrect because the purpose of the visual is to clarify and add meaning to the verbal description.
Intervention 1
Guide students to select or create visuals that directly relate to their spoken words. Use examples and non-examples to illustrate the difference.
Common Misconception 2
Another misconception is that drawings can replace verbal descriptions entirely. This is incorrect because the standard aims to integrate both visual and verbal elements to provide a fuller understanding.
Intervention 2
Encourage students to use drawings as a supplement to their spoken words. Practice activities where they must explain their drawings verbally.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should be able to speak in complete sentences and understand basic emotions and descriptive words.
Subsequent Knowledge
Students will develop the ability to use more complex visual aids, like graphs and charts, to support their descriptions and presentations.
Instructional Activities
- Show and tell with drawings
- Creating storyboards
- Using pictures to explain processes
- Drawing emotions to accompany descriptions
