Teaching Graphic Novels to Adolescent Multilingual (and All) Learners

Download or read book Teaching Graphic Novels to Adolescent Multilingual (and All) Learners written by Kristine Gritter and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a roadmap for teaching with graphic novels as an effective and engaging approach to advancing reading comprehension for English Learners in secondary schools. Accessibly synthesizing and presenting existing graphic novel research, the authors walk through how to use graphic novels as a teaching tool to improve student motivation and key reading skills, increase their reading proficiency levels, and bolster their vocabulary. The authors provide curricular ideas for teaching multilingual, gifted, and striving readers, along with methods for developing critical literacy and multimodal comprehension. Applying a universal design approach and including examples, current graphic novel recommendations, and pedagogical strategies, this book is essential reading for pre-service teachers in TESOL and literacy education.