KS3 Reading - Experimenting with Comics
See how Whitley Bay High School in Tyneside embraces the use of comics and graphic novels to encourage reading and boost pupil engagement with English.
The positive impact of comics as an educational resource is promoted in the school during a visit from visual literacy expert, Dr Mel Gibson.
Library manager Gareth Ellis works with Mel to increase the school's stock of comics, and bring reluctant readers into the library.
Mel leads a workshop with Year 9 pupils to increase their awareness of the wide range of comics on offer for boys and girls of all ages. He also runs a training session with English teachers Lynne Smith and Faye Robinson.
One month later, we return to the school to assess whether comics have boosted reading in general, and see if they've proved to have real educational value in the classroom.
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FacebookOlive Hickmott on 27 May 2009
I have noticed that to help reluctant readers, comics can be invaluable, not only because of the pictures but also that ...
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- Published: 06 May 2009
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TES: Graphic novels draw in reluctant readers Article on using comics to enthuse reluctant readers
Teaching Expertise: Articles Article about using Manga novels to spark interest in literature
Whitley Bay High School Website for the school featured in KS3 English: Experimenting with comics
Learning and Teaching Scotland: Graphic Novels across the Curriculum Information and case studies about using graphic novels in schools
TES: Comics are just dandy in their own right Article about value of comics as classroom and literary aid
Telegraph: Books Article on the literary value of comics
DCSF: Comics and Reading Choices Summary of research on children reading comics in school
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Comics27 May 2009 - 06:43I have noticed that to help reluctant readers, comics can be invaluable, not only because of the pictures but also that most of the writing is in capital letters. Dyslexics can have major problems with lower case and find upper case much easier to start with. In this experiment was there any record of whether the comics we mainly in upper case?
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Re : Comics16 August 2009 - 23:14I'm a teacher and the author of the Classical Comics adaptation of Frankenstein glimpsed in the clip there, and it's great to see the books being used this way in schools. That's what it's all about! :-)
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