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New York Comic Con, here we come! October 10 - 13
We’re coming to New York Comic Con and couldn’t be happier! And you should be too with all the great stuff we have coming your way. First and foremost we have a booth and you should stop by. Come see us at Booth #328 and say hello to our amazing volunteers. We’ll be sharing some exciting news about The Graphic Textbook, our new Common Core aligned recommendation list, and our exciting auction of amazing art. But that’s not all! We’ll be presenting as well, with not one but TWO panels that feature RWP founder Josh Elder among other great contributors […] Read More
Comic creators come together for the RWP benefit auction!
Dozens of comic creators have generously d over 40 items to the RWP Benefit Auction which starts today and runs throughTuesday, October 8. Andy Diggle (The Losers) has d signed books; Dean Trippe (Project Rooftop) has d a complete superhero makeover; Raina Telgemeier (Drama), Chris Giarrusso (Mini-Marvels) and Chris Samnee (Daredevil) have d original art; Mark Waid (Kingdom Come) has even d a walk-on role in his webcomic Insufferable! These are just a few of the amazing items that have been d by the comics community! Click here to make them yours (and help RWP) today!
READING WITH PICTURES RELEASES COMMON CORE GRAPHIC TEXTS LIST FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES
Reading With Pictures, a non-profit organization supporting the use of comics and graphic novels in education, is proud to announce the Reading With Pictures Common Core Graphic Texts List for Elementary Grades. The list represents a large selection of the best available graphic texts for Common Core instruction, as curated by curriculum developer Tracy Edmunds, M.A., librarians Kat Kan and Rosemary Kiladitis, teacher Chris Wilson, and Dr. Katie Monnin. Titles are listed by grade band (K-1, 2-3, and 4-5) and include applicable Common Core ELA Standards for both Literature and Informational Text. Because of their unique complexity, efficacy, efficiency, and […] Read More
Teaching Resource Highlight: The Civil Rights Movement
MARCH: BOOK ONE by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin/illus. by Nate Powell Once in a while, a graphic novel comes along that tells a story so powerful, you just have to sit still when you’re done reading it, and process everything you’ve just seen and read. Congressman John Lewis’ visual memoir, MARCH: BOOK ONE is that kind of book. Told in the Congressman’s voice, MARCH is the story of the civil rights movement and Lewis’ involvement in it. Book One takes readers from John Lewis’ childhood as the son of an Alabama sharecropper all the way through to the famous […] Read More
Writing Prompts Blog To Help Literacy, ELL Students Express Their Creativity
In its efforts to provide more writing tools for educators, MakeBeliefsComix.com has launched a new blog called Something to Write About that can be used by students enrolled in literacy and English Language Learner programs. ‘’Our goal in regularly posting writing prompts is to help students find their writers’ voices and express the stories within them,’’ says Bill Zimmerman who created the free online comic strip generator and the new blog. Here are some examples of writing prompts posted: . Through some miracle you are able to understand the thoughts and conversations of your favorite pet or animal. The creature’s thoughts and words astonish […] Read More
Research Highlight: Teaching English Language Learners with Comics
by Tracy Edmunds Comics are a powerful tool for teaching English as a second a language. This week we would like to draw your attention to three research items from the Reading With Pictures database explaining and supporting the use of comics in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) and with English Language Learners (ELL). Effect of Comic Strips on L2 Learners’ Reading Comprehension This article reports the results of an experiment investigating the role of comic strips on ESL learners’ reading comprehension. Results: The low-level students receiving the high-level text with the comic strip scored significantly higher […] Read More
Back-to-School Reading Ideas for Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Everyone’s either back to school or will be soon – it’s a perfect time to load up on some graphic novels and start some Fall reading! We’ve got some new releases and enduring classics for middle schoolers in this installment. As a volunteer librarian in my local library, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks helping parents and kids alike find books to satisfy their summer reading lists; surprisingly, few graphic novels have popped on these lists. I’m hoping that with more and more teachers and librarians getting on board with graphic novels as a teaching medium, this will change. […] Read More
It’s back to school and I was reading that!
As pencils are being sharpened and lunch boxes are being packed, we agree with Reading With Pictures’ contributor David Roman that comic books are the “real” deal as educational materials. Everyone should be shouting “I was reading that!” when it comes to comic books! Reading With Pictures is working on some important projects to ensure that our dream of comic books being taken seriously an educational tool continues to grow all across the United States. We know this is how kids will start learning in a way that is both engaging and fun. Here are just a few things we’re working on that you can […] Read More
What’s New in the Database for August
It has been a busy month here at Reading With Pictures database operations! We have added a number of great resources for educators, both in the research and teaching tools sections. There’s something for everyone! As always, access to the database is free when you register. Thanks for your support of our mission to get comics into schools and schools into comics. Presentations • Reading With Pictures presentation from San Diego Comic-Con on using comics and graphic novels as texts in the Common Core State Standards -Presentation slides (download) -Complete document (download) • Presentation on teaching Common Core Mathematics Standards […] Read More
Charities Comics for Heroes, Reading with Pictures & MagazineLiteracy.org Team for ARCTIC AIRLIFT
MagazineLiteracy.org, Comics for Heroes, & Reading with Pictures join forces for International Literacy Day Arctic Airlift to get Comics and Magazines to Inuit Schools and Families at the top of the World Madison, WI—MagazineLiteracy.org, Comics for Heroes, and Reading with Pictures are celebrating International Literacy Day at the top of the world this year by joining forces to collect comics and magazines for Inuit schools and families north of the Arctic Circle. The “Arctic Airlift for Literacy” will get comics d by consumers at comic book stores in the United States and magazines collected in the U.S. and Canada to […] Read More