TEXTUAL AIDS .pptx

Grade 10 Lesson

1. TEXTUAL AIDS or text features are visual elements on a page such as titles, bold or italic prints, charts, diagrams, maps and tables, written texts, prints and some other way of writing for an important word to stand out from the other.

2. These make the readers memorize, remember, and learn important words more quickly and easily. These are helpful in previewing the text as they focus the reader's attention on some important parts. Also, text features give the reader additional information to support what is stated in the text.

3. Forms / Examples of Textual Aids:

4. 1. Title A selection’s title gives a gist or summary of a story. Using words, phrases or short sentences, it tells what the material is all about. Upon glancing at a title, the reader gets a bird’s eye view and a hint of what the text is all about.

5. 2. Subtitles Subtitles are also examples of textual aids. These are secondary titles inserted between paragraphs indicating the main ideas in each part of a reading material. These are useful in scanning a text as readers have a guide on where to locate a specific information in the text.

6. 3. Pictures and Illustrations Though concepts and ideas are often presented in words, it will be a lot easier to understand them with pictures and illustrations at hand. These aids in visualizing and projecting the ideas written in words.

7. 4. Font Styles and Typography Important words are sometimes written in bold to catch the attention of the reader. Italicized words are used to suggest meanings, synonyms, footnotes and many others depending on the style of the writer which he believes would make the words more visible and easy to remember.

8. 5. Graphic Organizers These are visual displays that show relationships of concepts or ideas. A graphic organizer guides the readers' thinking as it builds a visual map of information from the text.

9. There are various types of graphic organizers:

10. 1. Flow Chart It is a graphical representation of a flow or process. Each step in the process is represented by a symbol or shape and contains a short description of the step. This type of graphic organizer is common in experiment materials, procedural write ups and story summaries

11. 2. Venn Diagram It is used to identify the similarities and differences of two or more concepts. It is represented by two overlapping circles where common factors are written in the overlapping area and differences are written in separate areas.

12. 3. Concept Maps These show the central thought and all other related ideas or characteristics. This kind of maps can also be used to show or rank the ideas as the most significant concepts are placed at the top.

13. 4. Pie Graph Pie graph is a circular chart which is divided into slices or portions to illustrate proportions and distribution of a population. These are common in interpreting results of survey.

14. 5. Line and Bar Graphs These are common types of graphic organizers which display the information as a series of data points connected by line or bar segments to show or compare trends.

15. 6. Timeline It is a graphic representation of the passage of time. It is commonly used in historical texts to indicate the occurrences of various events.