I recently had the privilege to join Dr. Meryl Jaffe in a discussion on comics in education with Wendy Browne of Women Write About Comics.
We discussed the benefits of comics for teaching reading, visual literacy, and critical thinking skills. In the article, I also shared examples from both my 8th grade and 11th grade courses. Here is a link to the article, “Comics Academe: The Evolution of Comics in Education Educators.” Women Write About Comics regularly posts articles on education in addition to the more global discussion of the comics industry.
Be sure to pick up a copy of Dr. Jaffe’s new book, Worth a Thousand Words: Using Graphic Novels to Teach Visual and Verbal Literacy. It has many practical ideas for integrating comics into the classroom for novice and veteran comic book teachers. It deserves a place on your teacher bookshelf. Look for our review coming soon.