A colorful PowerPoint is a great way to introduce the topic of visual literacy. The eye-catching presentation begins with an overview of visual literacy and then provides some specific strategies to help enhance reading comprehension. As a bonus, it also includes some graphic organizers perfect for any reading lesson. 

Concepts

reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, visual literacy

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide scholars with many resources, such as encyclopedias and other reference books, to practice analyzing pictures, charts, graphs, and other visual aids to support their reading comprehension

Classroom Considerations

• It may be helpful to supplement the PowerPoint with other resources, such as nonfiction texts and posters, if introducing the concept of visual literacy to learners

Pros

• Provides samples of student work 
• The information is well-organized in columns, charts, and boxes

Cons

• The PowerPoint emphasizes the rationale behind using visual literacy, but it does not provide many actionable strategies for classroom use

Common Core

RL.1.7 RL.2.7 RL.3.7 RL.4.7 RL.5.7