PWIM - Picture Word Introduction Model

PWIM Goals:

- Increase vocabulary and sight words for reading, phonics and spelling
- Gain confidence (risk takers)
- Inquiry into language to use knowledge and skills to read, write and participate fully in education

PWIM Process:

1) Students study picture selected by teacher
2) Teacher labels as things are identified
3) Read and review ideas generated
4) Use a word chart to read sets of words (word families, parts of speech, categories)
5) Classify words according to properties
6) Develop titles, sentences and paragraphs about the picture