The Power of Comics
4/14/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Comic books can be great tools for improving literacy skills.
By telling stories through text and images, comics can help children make connections to content and deepen their comprehension of what they are reading.
Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
The Power of Comics
4/14/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
By telling stories through text and images, comics can help children make connections to content and deepen their comprehension of what they are reading.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Graydon] Book one, "Vader."
"It is a period of insurgence."
"Rebel spaceships striking from a hidden base" "on a moon of Yavin."
- Books like comics can help kids make connections to content and deepen reading comprehension by telling stories through texts and images.
My son, Graydon, loves comics.
Comic books can be a great tool for improving literacy skills and developing a love of reading.
As a comic book artist, I know that graphic novels give children an opportunity to develop their close reading skills, including inferencing, critical thinking, and sequencing.
Comics helped me learn to read - [Graydon] "You called me a Jedi."
- For emergent readers or older children who struggle with literacy, comics are a great confidence builder.
The visual nature of comics helps kids learn new vocabulary through context clues.
Comic books may not immediately come to mind as a tool to help your child read, but a lot of instructional value can be gleaned from these short, powerful texts.
- [Announcer] Sponsored by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Helping build literacy skills and encouraging parents and children to spend 20 minutes a day reading together.
Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.