Thursday, February 25, 2010

are graphic novels for REAL reading?

Parents and teachers may be struggling to accept graphic novels as anything more than comic books. It is certainly a shift in reading skills to process stories through both word and picture interpretation. And just because visual literacy is a different skill, dose it mean it doesn't belong in the language arts classroom? Watch this video for one person's view based on research:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHBQSMve2s8

I know I am slowly coming around on the value of this type of reading. It should not replace more complex written works, but it can supplement them in a truly enriching way.

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