Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies - Visualising
Helping students actually understand what they read starts with visualising.
This resource takes what your students are already doing naturally — creating pictures in their minds — and turns it into an explicit, structured comprehension strategy they can use every day.
Instead of disconnected worksheets, this pack gives you a simple, repeatable system for teaching visualising across whole class lessons, small groups, and independent work.
Why teachers love this resource:
✔️ Clear, explicit teaching of the visualising strategy
✔️ Uses real-life images to build meaningful connections
✔️ Encourages rich discussion + oral language
✔️ Supports all learners with scaffolded activities
✔️ Perfect for K–2 reading lessons, literacy rotations, or intervention
What students will learn:
- How to create mental images while reading
- How prior knowledge shapes understanding
- How to use all five senses to deepen comprehension
- How visualisations can change as they read
What’s included:
✔️ Strategy posters (Visualising / Visualizing versions)
✔️ Sensory response worksheets (see, hear, smell, taste, feel)
✔️ Real-photo visualising tasks to build connections
✔️ “What Am I?” clue cards for guided visualisation
✔️ Step-by-step drawing activities (build understanding over time)
✔️ Comparison tasks to explore different interpretations
✔️ Daily draw templates for quick, engaging practice
✔️ Both AU & US spelling options
How you can use it:
- Whole class comprehension lessons
- Literacy centres or rotations
- Small group intervention
- Fast finisher or early morning work
- Calm, focused transition activities
Teacher tip💡
This is one of the easiest comprehension strategies to introduce — your students are already doing it. This pack simply gives them the language and structure to do it intentionally.
If you’re building a strong foundation in comprehension, this is the perfect place to start.
