ARTICLE: Teaching Visual Media Literacy (Part 2)

[Frank W. Baker]

In the first part of this article on teaching visual media literacy, I told the story of a fourth grade class in New York City that sharpened their visual literacy skills significantly through a project that had them  create their own public service announcements. In this second installment, we’ll look a little deeper into the components of visual media that make up a special language and “literacy” — and suggest ways teachers can begin to meet Common Core standards for the English Language Arts that address visual literacy.