Visual Literacy proponent Lynell Burmark explains why the use of images is so important in the classroom and how it can help teachers meet the challenges of getting through the curriculum and engaging ...

The character and content of visual literacy -- Composition: the syntactical guidelines for visual literacy -- The basic elements of visual communication -- The anatomy of a visual message -- The ...

The Program for Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) is an innovator in digital composition, combining multi-modal composing, digital information literacy, and on-line and hybrid learning environments in a ...

“About 90 percent of the information people consume is visual,” said John Dony, director of the Campbell Institute. “Taking in that much visual data can lead us to have inattentional blindness – only ...

Connecting writing with media literacy. We routinely connect writing with reading, but how often do you connect writing with media literacy? Children are both consumers and creators of media. Writing ...

Since we are ceaselessly consuming tons of photographs in our everyday lives, it is now more important than ever to ask ourselves how they reflect, communicate, and shape cultural meaning. Reading, ...

The visual lessons grounded in art education can make a difference in how much you see and how to interpret the meaning of it. This idea holds intriguing potential for safety hazard identification, ...

Surprising as it may be, Maryann Wolf writes in her book, "Proust and the Squid," it took humans over 2,000 years to learn to read with an alphabet. Today, we expect children to accomplish this skill ...