1. Bethany Worrell EDLS 618 Fall 2009

2. What is Visual Literacy? The ability to recognize, understand, and produce ideas conveyed through visible actions or images (as pictures).

3. Types of Visual Literacy Traffic signs Picture books Diagrams/Charts Storyboard Advertisements Digital Images Internet Television

4. Facts about Visual Literacy Humans process visuals 60,000 times faster than text (Frey 7). Images are stored in our long-term memory, whereas text is stored in short-term (Frey 11), making images easier to recall. “Words are used to recall things we have already seen and experienced” (Frey 11). 65% of students are visual learners.

5. Visual Literacy in Schools By the time a student has graduated high school, they have logged an estimated 22,000 hours of television watching (Frey 7). We receive more information visually than ever before. Students need to read text as well as words to convey meaning. Using visuals in instruction engages students and keeps them interested in the material.

6. Visual Literacy in Schools Using visuals along with text allows you to teach to more learning styles and enhance learning. As educators, we need to realize the visual world that are students are living in and prepare them for it. Try this: Have students describe what they see in a picture book before reading the words. This will not only be fun, but help them to understand the relationship between pictures and words in a picture book.

7. Importance of Visual Literacy

8. References Frey, N., Fisher, D. (2008). Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons and more to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills. Corwin Press. Merriam-Webster Online. Retrieved January 3, 2010, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual+literacy http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual+literacy Stokes, S. (2001). Visual literacy in teaching and learning: A literature perspective. Retrieved January 3, 2010 from Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education, http://ejite.isu.edu/Volume1No1/Stokes.html. http://ejite.isu.edu/Volume1No1/Stokes.html The Visual Teaching Alliance. Retrieved January 3, 2010, from The Visual Teaching Alliance Website: http://www.visualteachingalliance.com/ABOUT/ABOUT.HTM. http://www.visualteachingalliance.com/ABOUT/ABOUT.HTM Visual Literacy K-8. Retrieved January 3, 2010, http://k- 8visual.info/http://k- 8visual.info/