Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills / Edition 1

by Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher

Overview

These innovative articles show how to use high-interest visual materials to capture the attention of learners, strengthen multiple literacy competencies, and boost critical thinking skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412953122
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/09/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	627,327
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nancy Frey is professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Nancy was a teacher, academic coach, and central office resource coordinator in Florida. She is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California. She is a member of the International Literacy Association’s Literacy Research Panel. She has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as The Artificial Intelligences Playbook, How Scaffolding Works , How Teams Work , and The Vocabulary Playbook.

Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is a credentialed teacher and leader in California. In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as Welcome to Teaching, PLC+, Teaching Students to Drive their Learning, and Student Assessment: Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Introduction
1. Visual Literacy: What You Get Is What You See - Lynell Burmark
2. Graphic Novels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Jacquelyn Mc Taggart
3. Comics, the Canon, and the Classroom - James Bucky Carter
4. Seeing the World Through a Stranger’s Eyes: Exploring the Potential of Anime in Literacy Classrooms - Kelly Chandler-Olcott
5. “Literary Literacy” and the Role of the Comic Book, or “You Teach a Class on What?” - Rocco Versaci
6. That’s Funny: Political Cartoons in the Classroom - Thomas De Vere Wolsey
7. Learning From Illustrations in Picturebooks - Lawrence Sipe
8. An Irrecusable Offer: Film in the K-12 Classroom - Lawrence Baines
9. "It Was Always the Pictures… ": Creating Visual Literacy Supports for Students With Disabilities - Paula Kluth
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a cogent reminder that an expansive defition of 'literary text' is necessary if we are to reach out to all students in our classrooms. A highly useful resource for teachers who wish to explore using graphic novels as part of their curriculum. "

Doug Buehl

"The literacy I want my students to possess involves more than simply being able to read and write. Just as vision entails more than seeing, being visually literate means that students can interpret and reflect upon images as well as words. Frey and Fisher′s collection of essays will help you help your students develop the literacy they need for this brave new century."--Carol Jago, Director, California Reading and Literature Project (9/17/2007 12:00:00 AM)

"This book is a cogent reminder that an expansive defition of ′literary text′ is necessary if we are to reach out to all students in our classrooms. A highly useful resource for teachers who wish to explore using graphic novels as part of their curriculum."--Doug Buehl, Adolescent Literacy Consultant (11/5/2007 12:00:00 AM)

"This book puts into practice what we've long known but often ignored: one picture is indeed worth a thousand words! The chapters offer an up close and practical look at how images in all their many forms can be used to motivate reluctant readers."--Donna E. Alvermann, Distinguished Research Professor (9/17/2007 12:00:00 AM)

From the Publisher

"The literacy I want my students to possess involves more than simply being able to read and write. Just as vision entails more than seeing, being visually literate means that students can interpret and reflect upon images as well as words. Frey and Fisher's collection of essays will help you help your students develop the literacy they need for this brave new century. "

Carol Jago

"This book puts into practice what we’ve long known but often ignored: one picture is indeed worth a thousand words! The chapters offer an up close and practical look at how images in all their many forms can be used to motivate reluctant readers. "

Donna E. Alvermann