The power of pictures
Subtitle: creating pathways to literacy through art, grades K-6
By: Beth Olshansky
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Jossey-Bass teacher
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780787996673
Subjects: Visual learning; Art in education; Language arts (Elementary)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-221) and index.
Table of contents: title: The foundation; title: Why build art into literacy learning?; title: Bringing words and pictures together: a new model; title: The workshop process; title: Reading: study of quality picture books; title: Art: thinking in pictures; title: Writing: weaving pictures into words; title: Refining and celebrating the work; title: Planning, implementing, and assessing lessons; title: Developing visual literacy: study of two picture books; title: Mini-lessons: painting to writing; title: Conclusion: The power of pictures; title: Appendix A: Program effectiveness: research results; title: Appendix B: Instructional tools; title: References; title: Index.