Celebration Time!

It is my honor and my pleasure to announce Literacy Roots has been featured on the shiny new Reading With Pictures Website.

 Reading With Pictures is the brainchild of Josh Elder, literacy superhero and award-winning graphic novel and manga author.  The mission behind the nonprofit organization, is to get
"comics into schools and schools into comics."

 It's important to note that RWP is not trying to replace books with comics, but rather, the organization is trying to get kids reading books via comics. I too believe comics can do anything traditional text can do to teach literacy elements in the classroom. Comics tell stories, engage readers, and spark imaginations. In fact, comics can potentially accomplish more than books because they offer the possibility of sneaking art education back into schools. Also, a lot of reluctant readers, and English language learners enjoy comics. Bottom line: Comics get them reading more.

The newest RWP project is The Graphic Textbook. 

"Aimed at grades 3-6, The Graphic Textbook features a dozen short stories (both fiction and non-fiction) that address topics in a variety of disciplines (Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Science) drawn from the list of Common Core Standards used in classrooms countrywide. The accompanying Teacher’s Guide will include Standards-correlated lesson plans customized to each story, research-based justifications for using comics in the classroom, a guide to establishing best classroom practices and a comprehensive listing of additional educational resources.

The goal is to create an awesomeness-filled book of the highest artistic quality and literary merit that also meets all the criteria necessary to be accepted as classroom curriculum."  

Please help support the making and distribution of this superior literacy resource.