1. Visual Literacy - Introduction

2. VISUAL LITERACY Preview 1
Welcome to this workshop on visual literacy! Visual literacy is a skill that affects how we read and watch all kinds of media. It is essential for our young learners, not just for communicating in English but also for communicating in any language. This is a new type of literacy that we have to integrate into our language instruction to prepare our children for their future in this exciting century we live in.

3. Small group discussion: What is literacy?
Preview 2
Have participants work in small groups. Allow them to discuss the prompt for two minutes. Then, have participants share their ideas. Write the ideas on the screen using the mind map to connect the ideas.
Possible Answers:
reading
writing
books
texts
words
graphics
Now let’s watch the introduction and see if your ideas match the video.

4. Video
Play the video.

5. What five types of literacy were mentioned in the video?
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Review
Ask the participants to respond to the prompt. Type in their answers or have a participant come to the screen and do the activity.
Answers:
computer, digital, information, new media, visual