A program that promotes literacy skills in elementary school-aged children through the integration of visual imagery throughout their writing process. Addressing National Goal for Education 3, Image-Making Within the Writing Process has proven its ability to increase students' academic achievement in writing by accessing visual and kinesthetic modes of conceptualization and to increase their ability to express ideas through the dynamic interweaving of visual imagery and the written word. Within the Writing Process operates in the classroom as a part of the language arts program. As children's imaginations are awakened, discovered creatures and settings become rich resources for imaginative stories.
Children find stories hidden in their textured papers.
When it is time for the children to begin the process of putting ideas down on paper, they are purposely not directed toward either writing first or making pictures first. In this way, they approach writing from a position of personal strength and enthusiasm. Textured papers then become the raw materials for building colorful collage images. As children weave together story images in pictures and words, stories unfold through a lively interactive creative process. Collage images also provide a concrete tool for revision.