Visual Literacy

Nilofer Khan

Links for visual literacy resources and ideas:

www.bfi.org.uk (‘Look Again’ booklet – free to download as PDF – resource book for teaching Visual Literacy. Starting Stories (KS1) and Story Shorts (KS2) DVDs and teacher’s books available to buy.

www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk -- weblinks -- primary -- film clips (British Pathe, BBC news, ScreenOnline, First Light Movies)

www.espresso.co.uk (subscription site)

www.teachers.tv - subjects -- primary -- English & media -- pg2 -- using story starts

www.bgfl.org/bgfl/23.cfm?s=576&p=1877,index (research projects into the impact of visual literacy on Boys’ writing with useful ideas)

www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/nationalstrategy/literacy - network twilights -- 2006-2007 -- focus on film (powerpoint, information pack, resources pack) Good teaching and questioning ideas.

www.britishpathe.com (news clips – great for cross curricular links)

www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm (news clips)

www.ltscotland.org.uk (Royal Scottish Academy - lots of themed still images)

www.nationalgallery.org.uk (still images of the gallery’s paintings with teacher’s notes)

http://sph3re.tv/ (free downloadable filmclips)

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/

 

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