Teaching Early Reader Comics and Graphic Novels (Maupin House)
I wish I'd had this book, or a teacher who'd read this book, back when I was in school. But at least I have it now! --Jane Yolen, author of more than 300 books and graphic novelsKatie Monnin is at it again! Useful, practical information on literacy and the comics form, playful literacy-building strategies, and engaging example images from excellent, age-appropriate comics and graphic novels characterize this new offering from one of the leading voices in the comics-and-literacy discourse. I share with my pre-service educators the mantra 'You are the professional; the standards are the tools. You don't work for them; put them to work for you and your students!' and Monnin's standards-aware approach to literacy through comics and comics through literacy nails it. Anyone who readsTeaching Early Reader Comics and Graphic Novelswill understand the best of what comics and graphic novels can offer young students. --James Bucky Carter, award-winning comics scholar, author, and assistant professor of English education at the University of Texas at El PasoDr. Katie Monnin s passion for both graphic novels and education are inspiring. Using comics to reach out to young minds is a smart and effective way to teach foundational skills, and in Teaching Early Readers Comics and Graphic Novels, she offers the tools to do just that. The resources she offers here will not only help educate children, they'll also inspire a lifelong love of reading. --John Hogan, editor, GraphicNovelReporter.com