If a picture is worth a thousand words then imagine how we can teach our students to interpret images as they would a passage of text.It is important for all teachers to collect and/or create images that will optimize visual literacy with their students.
 

 

 Who are these men in blue and what is happening?

 
What is Visual Literacy?                                                             

"Visual literacy is defined as the ability to interpret images as well as to generate images for communicating ideas and concepts". (Stokes, 2002)

A visually literate person should be able to 

  • Interpret, understand and appreciate the meaning of visual messages;
  • Communicate more effectively by applying the basic principles and concepts of visual design;
  • Produce visual messages using computers and other technologies; and
  • Use visual thinking to conceptualize solutions to problems

from Jerry Christopherson, 1996 International Visual Literacy Association Conference, referenced from the book, Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn By Lynell Burmark, p.3, 2002



The Importance of Citing Image Sources                                               

 
Source - Sea Turtle.http://www.nei.org/keyissues/protectingtheenvironment/.Web. 28 June 2011.


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