Visual Literacy

Some resources

Visual Literacy can be defined as the ability to understand and produce visual messages.

"Visual literacy as defined by the International Visual Literacy Association is "a group of vision competencies a human being can develop by seeing and at the same time having and integrating other sensory experiences. The development of these competencies is fundamental to normal human learning. When developed, they enable a visually literate person to discriminate and interpret the visual actions, objects, and/or symbols, natural or man-made, that are [encountered] in [the] environment. Through the creative use of these competencies, [we are] able to communicate with others. Through the appreciative use of these competencies, [we are] able to comprehend and enjoy the masterworks of visual communications" (Fransecky & Debes, 1972, p. 7)." Source.

Media literacy: http://medialiteracy.suite101.com/

Lesson plans: http://www.learnnc.org/search?tag=visual+literacy

Picturing Books, a website about picture books, http://www.picturingbooks.com/

Visual Literacy From Now On, http://www.fno.org/PL/vislit.htm

Center for Media Literacy, http://www.medialit.org/

Online Communications Studies Resources, http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/visual.html

A Visual Literacy Exercise, http://www.csuohio.edu/history/exercise/vlehome.html

Technology That Enhances Visual-Spatial Intelligence, http://www.america-tomorrow.com/ati/mi4.htm