My Review of Terry Thompson's "Adventures in Graphica"--comics and comprehension at 2-6
"In many ways, Terry Thompson represents the ideal author for a book on
teaching reading with comics and graphic novels in today’s schools.
He’s not just a classroom teacher, but a literacy coach (a profession
that has swelled in size and importance over the past decade), which
means that he supports and interacts with a wide range of teachers and
students. In addition, the institution where he has worked is a Title I
school in Texas—so this is no expert on theory hailing from academia,
but an educator who works in the so-called trenches and must satisfy
some of the nation’s most stringent K-12 standards. For him, using
comics and graphic novels isn’t simply a nice, new way to approach the
issue of engagement or to connect with the current generation of
visually oriented learners, but a vital part of teaching core reading
skills and strategies such as those related to comprehension...."
more at: http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/adventures-graphica-review
teaching reading with comics and graphic novels in today’s schools.
He’s not just a classroom teacher, but a literacy coach (a profession
that has swelled in size and importance over the past decade), which
means that he supports and interacts with a wide range of teachers and
students. In addition, the institution where he has worked is a Title I
school in Texas—so this is no expert on theory hailing from academia,
but an educator who works in the so-called trenches and must satisfy
some of the nation’s most stringent K-12 standards. For him, using
comics and graphic novels isn’t simply a nice, new way to approach the
issue of engagement or to connect with the current generation of
visually oriented learners, but a vital part of teaching core reading
skills and strategies such as those related to comprehension...."
more at: http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/adventures-graphica-review
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