Group items tagged

creating a statement of identity

personal enjoyment

cementing relationships

organising domestic routines

Using visual literacy can result in: increased quantity of writing increased quality of writing wider use of vocabulary greater use of imagery increased fluency more adventurous writing improved attitude to writing greater engagement with writing greater commitment to writing improved motivation, self-esteem and enthusiasm.

Use of images can be a powerful tool in the teacher’s toolbox. It can stimulate children’s discussion and motivate their interest.

There are also many cross-curricular opportunities to link visual literacy with other core subjects.

Visual images are fast becoming the most predominant form of communication

‘Young people learn more than half of what they know from visual information, but few schools have an explicit curriculum to show students how to think critically about visual data.

facial expressions, body language, drawing, painting, sculpture, hand signs, street signs, international symbols, layout of the pictures and words in a textbook, the clarity of type fonts, computer images, pupils producing still pictures, sequences, movies or video, user-friendly equipment design and critical analysis of television advertisements.

purposeful writing – writing which motivates, is purposeful, relevant and has an audience

not only teachers modelling but writing for pupils and alongside them. This leads onto the idea of teachers as talkers; modelling talk and valuing talk and its role in writing