By Dr Jon Callow
Second Edition
A practical and research-informed guide to teaching visual and multimodal literacy across the curriculum.
Explore how meaning is made through words, images, sound, movement and design.
The Shape of Text to Come: How Image, Text and Other Modes Work provides educators with a powerful framework for understanding and teaching multimodal texts in today's increasingly complex communication landscape. Written by leading literacy educator Dr Jon Callow, this thoroughly revised second edition explores how visual, written, spoken and digital modes work together to create meaning.
From picture books and graphic novels to websites, advertisements, video games, films and animations, the book examines the diverse texts students encounter every day. Drawing on contemporary research and a social semiotic approach to literacy, Callow provides teachers with the knowledge, metalanguage and practical strategies needed to help students critically analyse and create multimodal texts.
Inside this book you'll explore:
- The theory and research underpinning visual and multimodal literacy
- How images, written language, sound, movement and design work together to create meaning
- A social semiotic framework for analysing multimodal texts
- Picture books, graphic novels, advertisements, films, animations, websites and video games
- The development of metalanguage for discussing visual and multimodal texts
- Worked examples using quality literature and authentic multimodal texts
- Practical classroom strategies linked to the Australian Curriculum
Featuring updated examples, contemporary references and refreshed classroom activities, this second edition helps teachers connect multimodal literacy learning across all key learning areas. Through clear explanations and authentic classroom applications, the book supports students to become thoughtful readers, viewers and creators of texts.
Why purchase this book?
- Develop a deep understanding of visual and multimodal literacy in contemporary classrooms
- Gain an accessible introduction to the theory underpinning multimodal texts and meaning-making
- Explore a wide range of text types, including picture books, films, advertisements, websites, graphic novels and video games
- Learn practical strategies for teaching multimodal literacy explicitly
- Access detailed worked examples using quality children's literature and other authentic texts
- Build students' critical analysis and communication skills across curriculum areas
- Strengthen connections between literacy, technology and contemporary communication practices
- Align multimodal literacy teaching with the Australian Curriculum
Ideal for
- Pre-service teachers
- Early career teachers
- Classroom teachers
- Teacher librarians
- Literacy leaders
- Curriculum leaders
- Instructional coaches
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