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Graphic Novels: Engaging Particular Readers
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From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:24:11 -0600
From the Jennifer and Matt Holms' "Babymouse" series to "Nursery Rhyme Comics" to Phil and Kaja Foglio's "Girl Genius" series, I've found graphic novels have made a such a postive difference in my daughter's relationship to reading. She is what my CCBC colleague Merri Lindgren calls a "particular" reader, and I've learned over the years that a graphic novel I just happen to leave lying around is much more likely to be picked up than almost any other book.
My niece, once a struggling reader, hit a breakthrough in elementary school when she picked up Raina Telgemeier's "Smile" in the school library. I don't think she ever looked back.
Looking at some of the articles on graphic novels in education I see mention of the way they engage both sides of the brain, and I think about the fact that through all the years we read aloud at home, my daughter rarely wanted to just sit and listen, she wanted to be busy doing something. It was much easier for her to enage with the story when she was also focused on something visually. For her and for so many kids, it's clear that graphic novels build in that other dimension of
"doing something."
Megan
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:24:11 -0600
From the Jennifer and Matt Holms' "Babymouse" series to "Nursery Rhyme Comics" to Phil and Kaja Foglio's "Girl Genius" series, I've found graphic novels have made a such a postive difference in my daughter's relationship to reading. She is what my CCBC colleague Merri Lindgren calls a "particular" reader, and I've learned over the years that a graphic novel I just happen to leave lying around is much more likely to be picked up than almost any other book.
My niece, once a struggling reader, hit a breakthrough in elementary school when she picked up Raina Telgemeier's "Smile" in the school library. I don't think she ever looked back.
Looking at some of the articles on graphic novels in education I see mention of the way they engage both sides of the brain, and I think about the fact that through all the years we read aloud at home, my daughter rarely wanted to just sit and listen, she wanted to be busy doing something. It was much easier for her to enage with the story when she was also focused on something visually. For her and for so many kids, it's clear that graphic novels build in that other dimension of
"doing something."
Megan
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