A Top Down Approach

Computer games expose students and indeed remedial students to higher order thinking skills which remedial and content area teachers do not presume them to be capable. This is a summary of a comment that I read in Frey & Fisher (2008) in the context of students designing comics and adhering to the specifications for creating comics. One relevant higher order thinking skill that comes to mind is summarizing. What motivational reading support we will be providing our students with visual-spatial qualities!

Reference

Frey, N., & Fisher, D., (Eds.). (2008). Teaching visual literacy: Using comic books, graphic novels, Anime, cartoons, and more to develop comprehension and thinking skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.