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In Pictures and in Words: Teaching the Qualities of Good Writing Through Illustration Study
Make abstract qualities like tone, detail, and organization easily visible for young writers with Katie Wood Ray's "In Pictures and in Words." ""If teachers show children how an illustrator's decisions about pictures are a lot like a writer's decisions about words, they form a bridge of understanding that nurtures children as writers."" ---Katie Wood Ray Katie (beloved aut...more
Paperback, 280 pages
Published
May 27th 2010
by Heinemann Educational Books
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Although Ray's work is with early elementary, there are many ideas in this book that transcend grade level or writing level. The ideas she describes for using illustrations to teach writing is creative and useful to all ages. There were some places I wished for a more direct connection to writing, especially in the second half of the book that is a compendium of techniques that could be taught from illustrations. I liked the techniques and their relationships to illustrations--showing, not telli...more
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Reading ch. 7/8 in preparation for our writing committee/Edmodo discussion.
ch.7/8: Maybe it's just me. I'm no kindergarden teacher. Heck, I'm no longer a primary teacher. I'm a solid intermediate/middle grade teacher. But I'm struggling with this book. I get that pictures are the precursor to writing. I see the connections between a clearly drawn and well planned picture and future strong writers. But this book is tedious. I loved the color picture inserts. Does that count?
Teaching kids about pe...more
ch.7/8: Maybe it's just me. I'm no kindergarden teacher. Heck, I'm no longer a primary teacher. I'm a solid intermediate/middle grade teacher. But I'm struggling with this book. I get that pictures are the precursor to writing. I see the connections between a clearly drawn and well planned picture and future strong writers. But this book is tedious. I loved the color picture inserts. Does that count?
Teaching kids about pe...more
An interesting book, though not too applicable to my teaching job. I wonder how the author can spend so much time on illustration what with the NCLB testing. She also seems impressed by her student's two-week writing sample while the samples, although authentic, seem awfully short to me. Still I appreciate her bibliography of picture books to use with various writing techniques.
Inspired me to teach some art illustrations in class this past year.
Although it is written for primary teachers, the lessons can absolutely be adapted for any age writer or illustrator.
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