Using picture books and comics

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Hello everyone, 

I would strongly recommend using picture books and comics with children to develop their multiliteracies and language proficiency. I have done a study on this and the results were remarkable. It increased motivation, language production, communicative ability, and much more. The study is accessible online via this link:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21504857.2021.1951788

There are some great resources to work with when it comes to picture books and you can even make your own using Storyboard That!, Zooburst, Canva, or Comic Life. Here are some great picture books on different topics for children (specifically English):

How to code a sandcastle

Where the wild things are

The technology tail

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

For specific activities, teachers and parents can look at: ReadWriteThink.org. They have a good number of resources. Please let me know if you have any questions about using picture books and please share with your friends and colleagues.