ເປັນນັກການສຶກສາ, ພວກເຮົາມັກຈະຖືກຖາມຄໍາຖາມ, “ຂ້ອຍຈະໃຫ້ລູກເຊົາອ່ານປຶ້ມກາຕູນໄດ້ແນວໃດ?” ພໍ່ແມ່ເປັນຫ່ວງວ່າ comics ບໍ່ໃຫ້ຄຸນຄ່າການສຶກສາ, ຍັງບໍ່ເຂັ້ມງວດພຽງພໍທາງວິຊາການ, ຫຼືຮ້າຍແຮງທີ່ສຸດຂອງທັງຫມົດ, ເສຍເວລາຂອງລູກເຂົາເຈົ້າ. ເຖິງນີ້, ຄໍາຕອບຂອງພວກເຮົາມັກຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາແປກໃຈ, ແລະຄໍາຕອບນັ້ນແມ່ນ, “ໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາອ່ານກາຕູນ!”
ມັນເຂົ້າໃຈໄດ້ວ່າພໍ່ແມ່ຈະເປັນຫ່ວງເລັກນ້ອຍຍ້ອນວ່າຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈແມ່ນວ່າ comics ແມ່ນພຽງແຕ່ສໍາລັບການອ່ານທີ່ມີຄວາມສຸກ., ແນວໃດກໍ່ຕາມ, comics ມີຜົນປະໂຫຍດຫຼາຍຢ່າງນອກເຫນືອຈາກການຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາຜ່ານເວລາ.
Comics ແລະ Novell ຮູບພາບບໍ່ແມ່ນຮູບແບບໃຫມ່ຂອງການຂຽນ. ແນ່ນອນ, ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມສຸກໂດຍຈໍານວນຫຼາຍສໍາລັບລຸ້ນ. ໃນໄລຍະປີທີ່ຜ່ານມາ, ປະເພດໄດ້ປ່ຽນໄປເປັນຫນຶ່ງທີ່ມີຄວາມເລິກພິເສດແລະຄວາມຫມາຍ, ນັ້ນແມ່ນເຫດຜົນທີ່ພວກເຮົາຊຸກຍູ້ໃຫ້ພໍ່ແມ່ບໍ່ພຽງແຕ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ລູກຂອງພວກເຂົາອ່ານກາຕູນເທົ່ານັ້ນ, ແຕ່ຍັງສະໜັບສະໜູນເຂົາເຈົ້າໃນການເຮັດເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ.
ນີ້ແມ່ນເຫດຜົນອັນດັບຕົ້ນຂອງພວກເຮົາທີ່ comics ຄວນອ່ານ (ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນລະດູຮ້ອນ!):
- ປະຕູສູ່ການຮຽນຮູ້ພາສາ
ສໍາລັບນັກຮຽນທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ເວົ້າພາສາອັງກິດພື້ນເມືອງ, comics ເປັນວິທີທີ່ດີສໍາລັບພວກເຂົາເພື່ອເລີ່ມຕົ້ນການມ່ວນຊື່ນກັບວັນນະຄະດີພາສາອັງກິດ. ສໍາລັບເດັກນ້ອຍຈໍານວນຫຼາຍ, ວຽກງານທີ່ຈະໄປຈາກປຶ້ມແບບຮຽນພາສາອັງກິດກັບນະວະນິຍາຍສາມາດເປັນຕາຢ້ານຫຼາຍ, ແຕ່ comics ສາມາດສະຫນອງຂົວທີ່ຈໍາເປັນສໍາລັບພວກເຂົາເພື່ອສ້າງຄວາມຫມັ້ນໃຈເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນກັບການອ່ານ fluency. ຕົວຊີ້ບອກພາບໃນຮູບພາບເຮັດໃຫ້ນັກຮຽນສ້າງຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈເລິກເຊິ່ງກ່ຽວກັບເລື່ອງ ແລະ ລັກສະນະເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນກັບຄຳສັບໃໝ່.. ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, ມັນແນະນໍາພວກເຂົາກັບອຸປະກອນວັນນະຄະດີທີ່ມີປະສິດທິພາບ, ເຊັ່ນ onomatopoeia (ຄິດ POW! SMACK! ZOOM!) ແລະ idioms (an illustration showing the meaning of an idiom like, “Cat got your tongue?” makes much more sense than heating the idiom on its own!).
2.Enhancing Inference
Inference is a key reading skill that many students struggle with on standardized reading assessments. Inference happens when we draw conclusions based on what we read. Some examples of questions students will encounter during reading comprehension tasks or assessments are those such as, “How did the character feel when?”, “What can you conclude about…” and “What was the lesson in the story?” Comics require that students “read between the lines” to infer information that is usually told by the narrator in a novel, so they can gain a lot of valuable experience in strengthening this skill by reading comics.
3.Word Power!
Often in comics and graphic novels, writers include quite advanced vocabulary, both as part of the story line as well as in the names of the characters. In 2016 at the world famous Comic-Con in San Diego, California, a panelist of educators discussed the power of comics in building students’ vocabularies. James Bucky Carter, author of Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels said, “You have Colossus, and he’s this big, giant metal guy. You get a really good sense of what the word colossus means and that’s a good 10-cent word. Banshee’s power is screaming. You have these characters that embody the vocabulary words that they are. That’s something that’s a fun way to learn new words, in addition to the contextual clues.”
After reading this you may just want to let your child dive right into reading comics or graphic novels! That’s music to our ears. If you are not sure where to start, we have some student favorites your child might like to try!
Dog Man by Dave Pilkey
Miles Morales Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
Smiles, Sisters, Ghosts, Drama and Other Stories by Raina Telgemeier
Bone by Jeff Smith
Looking for more summer reading opportunities for your child? Contact one of our Education Consultants for more information about our summer reading courses. We look forward to reading with your child!
