Show Don't Tell: The Importance of Teaching Visual Literacy

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"Comics are a gateway drug to literacy" - Art Spiegelman
Research shows us that reading graphic novels engages the brain in a different way than text alone, and analysis of graphic novels not only strengthens critical thinking and visual literacy, but it also helps readers build social-emotional skills.
Join Tim Smyth, Philadelphia based educator and author of Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels, and three graphic novel creators, for a close look at how to teach graphic novel adaptations of classic children's books in your classroom to support visual literacy and literacy.