How do we get kids to read more? What
are some of the benefits of reading comic books?
What does research tell us? Have any good articles? Sent to us at
ao5@amigoman.com
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#0: Reading and comic books. By AO |
"I
was not a big reader of comic books growing up. I am a visual
person. that's probably why I painted so much. And I didn't start
reading comic books much untilI was in my late 20's to early 30's,
sad to say. I was a big fan of the inside art - my comic books
didn't have covers on them. Our comic books were the used ones
given to us for free.
As a kid and I was really amazed at how they made it look so real
and how cool it looked on the page. On top of that, the good guys
always prevailed and showed a huge amount of courage - no matter
what. But as I got older the reading complimented the art and
vice versa. A deeper relationship for the story and the art as
one grew. I don't remember most of the artists and writers - but
I know what I like when I read or see it. i guess that's what
matters when I put a book out - I am not concerned that someone
will know my name at all - my main concern, I guess, is that they
will like the art and get the message in the words - and maybe
laugh at the comedy more than the flaws in the book." |
Article
#1: Reading Tips
& Ideas for Teachers
Taken from:
www.riordanfoundation.org in 2006
"Comic Books are also
good for struggling readers because they’re entertaining
and combine pictures with text as in a picture book, but don’t
have the stigma of a traditional picture book that’s for
young children. Comics can be action comics like Superman, Batman,
and X-Men, serial comics like Mad Magazine, and also humor comics,
like Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, Peanuts, or Archie. Note that
many comics involve ongoing storylines, which are also engaging
over the longterm. So-called “graphic novels” or Japanese
animation storylines (“anime”—such as Sailor Moon)
are also part of this genre and can appeal to kids."
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Article
#2: 10
Options for Reading Outside the Book
Taken from http://www.rif.org in 2006
#4 of 10 - Comic books
Comic books and graphic novels are becoming more and more popular.
The illustrations and often offbeat topics should keep kids interested.
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Article
#3: Educating with
Comics
by Leonard Rifas June 28, 2005
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/educating-with-comics?pff=2
"Maryland's "Comic Book Initiative"—a plan
to introduce comics into schools to involve reluctant readers
and thereby improve their reading skills—presents itself
as a bold, experimental program. Maryland authorities quoted in
the Washington Post last December inaccurately claimed that "nobody"
had looked at the value of comic books as reading material before
and "no studies" had previously tried to measure the
possible effects of comic book reading on student achievement."
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Article
#4: Bookworm Benefits
Taken from a www.collegeanduniversity.net
article in 2006
"Q: How does reading even just a comic book help me
prepare for the SAT?
A: “My experience is that avid readers do very well on
college admission tests,” says Mary Leonhardt, English
teacher and author of Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don’t.
“It doesn’t matter so much what they read, as long
as they read. And poor readers, or kids who read only what they
have to, don’t do well. Often, kids who are labeled poor
testers are really kids who just don’t have a habit of
reading.”
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Article
#5: The
"Decline" of Reading in America.
By: Stephen Krashen
http://www.sdkrashen.com/articles/decline_of_reading/all.html
[PDF]
The
"Decline" of Reading in America, Poverty and Access
to Books, and the use of Comics in Encouraging Reading.
Quotes
From the Article: "There are also compelling
case histories of children who were reluctant readers until they
discovered comics. Haugaard, (1973, p. 85) writes that her sons
were "notoriously unmotivated to read and had to be urged,
coaxed, cajoled, threatened and drilled in order even to stay
in super slow group in reading" until they discovered comics.""The
motivation these comics provided was absolutely phenomenal...""Comic
reading led to other reading."
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Article
#5: Comic Book Reading,
Reading Enjoyment, and Pleasure Reading Among Middle Class and
Chapter 1 Middle School Students
Taken from www.sdkrashen.com-comicbook.pdf
in 2007 |
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