The comic book format presents information in a different way; the symbiosis of image and text en... more The comic book format presents information in a different way; the symbiosis of image and text encourage semiotic engagement and a broader deeper learning pattern. It also suits those pupils whose IQ levels are comparable to their peers but are compromised by particular learning issues. Research shows that multimodal literacies, which offer more complex learning, benefit all pupils. My argument is that the comic book offers both palliative and progressive platforms for all learning styles acting as a bridge between the physicality of printed ephemera and the immediacy of the digital interface of contemporary visual devices .The comic, when linked with literacy in the modern classroom, can be used as a relevant and contemporary line of communication to reach those children whose literacy levels drop during crucial early secondary schooling. In a world were commerce and communication increasingly rely on a fast evolving digital information platform, it may be that different learning styles will be key in a workplace where lateral and complex multidimensional understandings prevail.
The comic book format presents information in a different way; the symbiosis of image and text en... more The comic book format presents information in a different way; the symbiosis of image and text encourage semiotic engagement and a broader deeper learning pattern. It also suits those pupils whose IQ levels are comparable to their peers but are compromised by particular learning issues. Research shows that multimodal literacies, which offer more complex learning, benefit all pupils. My argument is that the comic book offers both palliative and progressive platforms for all learning styles acting as a bridge between the physicality of printed ephemera and the immediacy of the digital interface of contemporary visual devices .The comic, when linked with literacy in the modern classroom, can be used as a relevant and contemporary line of communication to reach those children whose literacy levels drop during crucial early secondary schooling. In a world were commerce and communication increasingly rely on a fast evolving digital information platform, it may be that different learning styles will be key in a workplace where lateral and complex multidimensional understandings prevail.
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