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- Title
Visual Representations in Second Graders' Information Book Compositions.
- Authors
Coleman, Julianne M.; Bradley, Linda Golson; Donovan, Carol A.
- Abstract
This paper describes the visuals second grade students included in their own information book compositions during a science unit on weather during which multimodal science trade books on the topic of weather were read aloud. First, the multimodal nature of the information books used in the unit are described. Second, the teacher's talk about visual representations during read alouds of books on weather is presented. And third, the children's own information books about weather topics are examined for inclusion of labeled pictorial illustrations with accompanying captions and graphical representations. These analyses reveal that 1) information book authors vary in their use of visual information, 2) some graphics may be more salient for children, and 3) children's use of pictorial illustrations and graphical representations in their own compositions seems to be impacted by both teacher attention to particular types of visual representations and immersion in information book graphics.
- Subjects
VISUAL aids; CHILDREN'S writings; SECOND grade (Education); ORAL reading; TRADE books; WEATHER; VISUAL learning; TEACHING aids; ILLUSTRATED books; EDUCATION
- Publication
Reading Teacher, 2012, Vol 66, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
0034-0561
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/TRTR.01100