Visual Literacy examines how teachers can use visuals to improve learning for all students. It provides teachers with a foundation in visual literacy, defined as the ability to read, think, and communicate with visually presented information. Results of studies of students’ using visual information indicate that most students are clearly lacking in the tools needed to use visuals effectively.
The book orients teachers to visual literacy and the world of visuals. It discusses various classroom tested strategies and activities for all students, including second language learners, and students with special needs. Stressing visual literacy skills helps students understand a visual more deeply so they can master the content they are learning.
Teachers will learn to employ a literacy triad of reading, thinking, and communicating to aid students in their study of visuals. First, they inquire into the visual, reading it for content and context, including assessing the authenticity of the document. Second, they think about the document by analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating it to come up with answers to their inquiry. Graphic organizers help students decipher the content and understand the meaning of the visual document, connecting it to prior and future instruction. Third, they communicate their findings using visuals.
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The book explains how and why visual literacy can help improve learning for all students. It defines visual literacy and discusses how it works. It shows how the subjective, incomplete nature of visuals can be used to advantage in the classroom. Visual Literacy provides an array of classroom strategies and activities.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Understanding Visual Literacy
Chapter Two: Understanding Visuals
Chapter Three: Working with Visuals as Texts
Chapter Four: Combining the Visual and Verbal
Chapter Five: Visuals as Learning Aids
Chapter Six: Creating Visuals
Chapter Seven: Visual literacy and English Language Learners
Chapter Eight: Visual Literacy for Students with Special Needs
Bibliography
About the Authors
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781475840117
Publisert
2019-09-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
281 gr
Høyde
222 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
198