A laminar is a traditional visual resource that serves to support the teaching-learning process. This resource consists of a series of pictures prepared and classified in such a way that it serves to illustrate a certain topic of study.
In its preparation, recycled material is used, such as: old almanacs, magazines, tourist brochures, among others. In this sense, laminarios are often used in school libraries in those cases in which there are no books that deal with certain topics.
These are a kind of dossier containing press clippings - mostly graphics - various kinds of written documents and illustrations. These are attached to several cardboards or cards of the same size and are classified with their respective references in a file.
The laminar as a visual resource
Visual resources are those supports of the teaching-learning process that work through their visual modality and that provide instructional stimuli.
The visual modality is one of the means that the teacher takes advantage of to transmit information, develop a variety of skills in learners, and provoke desirable behavior changes.
characteristics
In general, this type of resource should have the following characteristics:
-Its size must be large enough to be seen by all students regardless of their location.
-They must be meaningful and always serve a practical purpose.
-The information contained in the material must be up-to-date and accurate.
-They have to be simple to make, and not be very expensive.
-They need to be practical and easy to transport.
-Its content needs to be adapted to the mental level of the students.
-The purpose of a visual resource is informative, it should not be just entertainment.
-The design of the resource must motivate the student and capture their attention.
-They help in the realization of the stipulated learning objectives.
-They can be used in many lessons and at different class levels.
-They complement the teaching process but cannot replace the teacher.
A laminar, if well designed, meets all the above characteristics. This constitutes useful material for the facilitator to provide the instructional stimuli necessary for proper learning to take place in the classroom.
Despite its usefulness, in this technological age the laminar and other traditional instructional materials have become obsolete. Instead, the digital and electronic media available today are used.
Preparation of a laminar
To make a laminar you must have the necessary materials for its preparation such as bond paper or cardboard (it is important that they have the same size), scissors, some type of glue (such as school glue), colored crayons and markers.
It is important to have the material, preferably recycling, from which both the information and the illustrations will be obtained.
Next, the topics of interest are selected and the allusive images are chosen. These are distributed on the sheets using some kind of logical scheme, and they stick with glue.
In one of the lower ends a space is left to write the foot of the engraving. The collection of plates on the same subject should be stored together. And each collection should be sorted in alphabetical order for easy access.
References
- Van Patten de Ocampo, EM (1987). Library elements for the school library and learning resource centers. San José: EUNED.
- Soler Fiérrez, E. et al. (1990). Language teaching in intermediate education. Madrid: Rialp Editions.
- Mukalel, JC (2004). Creative Approaches to Classroom Teaching. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House.
- Rather AR (2004). Essentials of Instructional Technology. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House.