Quote: "How well students use visualization often becomes clear when they view film versions of books they've read: Students who are good visualizers are often disappointed with the film version and the actors who perform as the characters, but those who don't visualize are often amazed by the film and prefer it to the book."
Comment: I remember watching film versions of books we read in class in elementary school. It was always such a treat to watch a movie in class, even though the movies were never as good as the books. It also sounds like watching a movie of a book is a good way to determine if students are visualizing well or not. The teacher can have the students write about the film as compared to the book after watching to see what they thought. However, it sounds like watching a movie of the book might not be good for students who aren't good visualizers yet.
Question: Is watching movies of books read in the classroom a good idea in elementary school? Will it interfere with the students' visualizing skills, or enhance them?
I think that the choice to show a video in class depends on the situation. It depends on how well the movie was adapted from the book, and how well the students are comprehending the story so far. If the class has a high level of comprehension it would be good to watch the movie and then hold a class discussion about what was different about the book and the movie and about what the students would have done differently if they had been the directors of the movie.
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