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Non-linguistic representation is knowledge that is stored in the form of mental pictures or physical sensations (sight, sound, touch, movement, etc.). Research has shown that presenting information in non-linguistic representations stimulates and increases brain activity.

Nonlinguistic representation is particularly important to ELLs and generally helps all students elaborate knowledge.

Teachers should balance both linguistic and non-linguistic methods in their lesson plans to help students recall and think about the information being presented.

According to psychologists "dual-coding" theory (Paivio, 1969, 1971, 1990), knowledge is stored linguistic and imagery modes. The linguistic semantic in nature contains statements that will stored in a long term memory, and the imagery is expressed in pictures and physical sensations such as smell, taste, touch, movement, and sound. The more both of these systems are used, the better we are able to think and recall knowledge.