How to Incorporate Visual Literacy in Your Instruction

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Kevin Agtarap 
edutopia.org
6 min



When students make observations, they learn how to describe what they see, interpret the images, and then make deeper connections.


If a picture is worth a thousand words, can you imagine all of the stories that one picture tells? When students are able to fully “read” images, they can understand beyond the text and delve deeply into the author’s message. Imagine close reading, but instead of text, they’re examining images. Visual literacy encompasses the ability to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and visual media.

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