Diagrams, Timelines, and Tables—Oh, My! Fostering Graphical Literacy. (22nd May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roberts, Kathryn L.; Norman, Rebecca R.; Duke, Nell K.; Morsink, Paul; Martin, Nicole M.; Knight, Jennifer A.
• Is Part Of: Reading teacher. Volume 67:Number 1(2013:Sep.)
• Page Start: 12
• Page End: 24
• Publication Date: 2013-05-22
• Subjects: Comprehension -- Summarizing -- Text features, text structure -- Literature -- Nonfiction -- Policy -- Standards -- Strategies, methods, and materials -- Informational text -- Instructional strategies teaching strategies -- Writing -- Writing across the curriculum -- To learners in which of the following categories does your work apply? -- Early childhood -- Childhood; Reading (Elementary) -- Periodicals; Reading -- Periodicals; Reading -- Remedial teaching -- Periodicals; 372.405
• DOI: 10.1002/TRTR.1174
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-0561

Abstract

Abstract: The Common Core State Standards place unprecedented emphasis on visual text—appropriately so, as visual components are increasingly ubiquitous in many kinds of text. This shift in emphasis requires substantial changes in our teaching. Concepts of print need to be expanded to include concepts of graphics, and specific graphical devices, such as diagrams, timelines, and tables, need to become the focus of systematic instruction. This article shares research‐based instructional practices that may support children's development in this increasingly important area.