Quarter 1 Module 2

DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF TEXTUAL AIDS LIKE ADVANCE ORGANIZERS, TITLES,

NON-LINEAR ILLUSTRATIONS, ETC. ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXT
Textual aids like advance organizers, diagrams and illustrations are effective tools that you can use to retain information,
organize and represent complex ideas in a visual manner. Their main function is to help present information in concise ways
that highlight the organization and relationships of concepts.

Examples of Textual Aids, Advance Organizers and Non-linear Illustrations

1. CONCEPT MAP
• A general organizer that shows a central idea with its
corresponding characteristics.
• Concept maps can take many different shapes and can
be used to show any type of relationship that can be
labeled.
2. FLOW CHART OR SEQUENCE CHART
• A flow diagram or sequence chart shows a series of
steps or events in the order in which they take place.
• It is an excellent tool for showing the steps necessary to
reach a final point.
3. COMPARE/CONTRAST OR VENN DIAGRAM
• It is used to identify the similarities and differences
between two or more concepts.

4. CAUSE-AND-EFFECT DIAGRAM
• It highlights the direct relationship between different
events or concepts.

5. GRAPHS (Pie, Line, Bar)

• A pie chart serves the same purpose of a line graph
and a bar graph in the sense it is designed to show
differences between two separate subjects although it
eschews the common linear style found in the two other
graphs.
6. MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS CHART
• This chart shows the hierarchical relationship between
major concepts and their subordinate elements.

7. TIMELINE
• A timeline is display of a list of events in chronological
order.