Which tool is used to help students organize thoughts before writing, using boxes or arrows?

• A. Communication Boards
• B. Graphic Organizers
• C. Enrichment
• D. OHI

Answer: (B)

Graphic organizers are visual tools that help students plan and structure their ideas before they start writing. They use boxes to represent main ideas or elements and arrows or connectors to show how those ideas relate or flow from one to another. This helps students see the overall structure—what to include in the introduction, what supporting details to add, and how to sequence events or points—leading to a clearer, more coherent draft.

The other options serve different purposes: communication boards support nonverbal or limited verbal communication, not specifically writing planning; enrichment refers to activities that extend learning beyond the standard curriculum, not a writing planning tool; and OHI is a category used in IEPs for health-related disabilities, not a teaching tool for organizing thoughts.