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Youngs, Suzette; Serafini, Frank – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2013
Classroom discussions of multimodal texts, in particular historical fiction picturebooks, offer an interpretive space where readers are positioned to construct meanings in transaction with the written language, visual images, and design elements created by authors, illustrators and publishers (Serafini & Ladd, 2008; Sipe, 1999). This study was…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), History, Fiction
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Pantaleo, Sylvia – Literacy, 2012
Colour, a visual element of art and design, is a semiotic mode that is used strategically by sign-makers to communicate meaning. Understanding the meaning-making potential of colour can enhance students' understanding, appreciation, interpretation and composition of multimodal texts. This article features a case study of Anya, an 11-year-old…
Descriptors: Novels, Picture Books, Semiotics, Case Studies