Synopses & Reviews
Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom shows how everyday literacy sessions can be made more exciting, dynamic and effective by using a wide range of media and visual texts in the primary classroom. In addition to a wealth of practical teaching ideas, the book outlines the vital importance of visual texts and shows how children can enjoy developing essential literacy skills through studying picture books, film, television and comic books.
Designed to take into account the renewed Framework for Literacy, each chapter offers a complete guide to teaching this required area of literacy. Aimed at those who want to deliver high quality and stimulating literacy sessions, each chapter contains a range of detailed practical activities and resources which can be easily implemented into?existing literacy teaching with minimal preparation. In addition, each chapter gives clear, informative yet accessible insights into the theory behind visual literacy.
Containing a wealth of activities, ideas and resources for teachers of both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, this book discusses how children's literacy skills can be developed and enhanced through exploring a range of innovative texts. Six chapters provide comprehensive guides to the teaching of the following media and literacy skills:
- picture books
- film and television
- comic books
- visual literacy skills
- genre
- adaptation.
Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom is an essential resource for all those who wish to find fresh and contemporary ways to teach literacy and will be useful not only to novices but also to teachers who already have experience of teaching a range of media.
Students, primary school teachers, literacy co-ordinators and anyone who is passionate about giving pupils a relevant and up-to-date education will be provided with everything they need to know about teaching this new and ever-expanding area of literacy.
Synopsis
Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom is a comprehensive and accessible guide to incorporating elements of visual literacy into everyday literacy teaching. Aimed chiefly at all those who work with primary age children, the book shows how, with simple preparation, exciting media such as film, television, comic books and picture books can be easily integrated into literacy sessions to create relevant and dynamic lessons that will help children to develop important literacy skills and knowledge.
Designed to support the renewed Framework for Literacy, each chapter is linked to the National Curriculum learning objectives and contains a mix of practical classroom activities, resources and clear theoretical insights. These can be used individually or in combination to enable teachers to not only develop childrena (TM)s understanding of visual media but also their own expertise. Chapters include: Teaching Visual Texts, Teaching Picture Books (to children of all ages), Teaching Comic Books and Teaching Film, as well as chapters which provide ideas on how to use visual media to teach Genre and the process of Adaptation.
Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom is an essential resource for the contemporary primary classroom, providing students and educators with everything they need to know about teaching this new and ever-expanding area of literacy. It contains a wealth of activities, ideas and resources suitable for teachers who are introducing these elements of literacy to their class for the first time or for those who wish to develop their knowledge of visual literacy to teach older and more experienced children.