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Maggie, I definitely agree on not limiting myself to one theory. It was just an observation I made during my last class of students. Like some of you, the students that visualize a story cannot imagine NOT seeing it in their mind, while those who do not just think of it as 'one more thing I should do'.
It grew out of an offshoot discussion about something we were discussing for our novel. I was quick to assure all the students that they weren't wrong to read the way they did, just that some visualized, and some didn't. We were very big on multiple approaches to teaching. Some of our students were so low they drew pictures for vocabulary definitions, but we also incorporated that with other students, so that none would feel singled out, plus just because some COULD write the definitions didn't mean it was the best way for them to learn. I was working at the 9-12 grade level.
My daughter is not a visualizer, but my son is. My daughter also started reading using phonics, which I have always thought messed her up. She literally reads syllable by syllable, sounding out all words. It's painful to watch.
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