Using summarising maps, mind maps and other graphic organisers after reading and learning about a topic helps students to identify the main ideas and essential details. Maps and organisers help students represent information visually in a clear, logical manner, it helps them organise the key ideas as well as aiding the recall of information. Explicitly teaching key reading comprehension and learning skills - making connections, self-questioning, visualising, inferring, determining importance, summarising, synthesising and self-monitoring - can help students become more purposeful, active readers, thinkers and learners.