Do you love to read? If you had graphic novels in your elementary school library, you would!
Graphic novels transition readers from image-based to text-based texts. They provide visual clues about what's going on and how to pronounce words. They build vocabulary, comprehension and fluency.
In our school, over half of our kids live below the poverty line.
They get free or reduced-cost lunches. They can't afford fun books to read at home, and depend heavily on the school library for interesting texts to read during school or at home. Graphic novels are a huge interest of my students and are a frequent choice. I can't keep them on the shelves, and would love to supplement my current collection.
My Project
Going from panel to panel in a graphic novel propels the reader forward, making them think between spaces. What's being said? What's not being said? Panels in graphic novels also reinforce that in English, we always read left to right, top to bottom. They're excellent tools to get kids motivated to read, learn, and develop media literacy skills.
Students who read for pleasure are more likely to continue on to graduate high school and college. Students who read graphic novels will have increased reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and media literacy skills.
Why do kids love graphic novels so much? TV and the Internet are a huge part of our students' lives. Visual images are more prevalent than ever, and we need to incorporate that in to our students' education as much as possible, to reach and engage them, but also to develop their powers of media literacy. They need lots of practice in interpreting images and text, and the relationships between the two, as they grow as learners.
Choosing to donate to my project will not help one classroom - it will help an entire campus.
Libraries are useful for helping many children, many families, many times over. Make your money stretch further by supporting a whole school. Your donation will be used to purchase something children will truly love and value, and will develop many reading skills in students who truly need it, while also helping the students have fun, love libraries, love reading, and love school.
Half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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