Describes two hours in the life of an eight-year-old to demonstrate that children acquire information and develop language skills from multiple sources. Argues that the conceptualization of literacy must be broadened from reading and writing skills to a definition that recognizes the layering of information and that includes all forms of the…

Throughout European history, artists have celebrated the values of their patrons. Today, the schools are the largest employer of artists. To justify art education according to current Back-to-Basics values, art teachers should explain visual art as a language, which they can teach students to read and use. (SJL)

Education's effective utilization of electronic technology--especially microcomputers and wall-sized, interactive television--will require emphasizing five "techno-basic" skills, including computing, perceiving (comprehending what one sees), auditing (developing appropriate listening skills), articulating (presenting messages through…

Visual literacy encompasses the ability to generate and make use of visual images to develop or clarify ideas, as a tool both for conveying information and for creative expression. The usefulness of visual thinking in study skills, problem solving, and living in an increasingly visual society is stressed. (Author/JDD)

Offers a definition of visual literacy and outlines ideas for library activities that could help adults or students develop visual skills, highlighting materials, hardware, software, and programs. An annotated list of 59 print and nonprint resources (films, kits, books, teacher resources) is included. (EJS)

Providing both rationale and technique for practitioners, this book emphasizes the influence of visual literacy upon the reading, writing, and creative development of learners. The nine chapters of the book are arranged into three sections, with the first setting forth the basic components of visual literacy and how they manifest themselves in…