super-powered literacy!

The workshops raised $240 for the Manitoba Writers' Guild. Thanks to McNally Robinson Booksellers for hosting, and to the artists and writers who joined the fight to make comics. And hey, check this shit out:

Super-Powered Literacy: The Benefits of Comics in the Classroom

July 21, 2010—Dismissed by generations of parents and educators for being “sub-literate” comic books and graphic novels may hold the key to promoting prose literacy in young boys—who have traditionally lagged behind girls in reading—says the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL).

Post date: 2010-07-23 05:13:14 UTC

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