Pathway to Progress: Empowering Educators for Today’s Classrooms

This workshop will explore how to develop a community of comics readers to support children’s engagement with reading for pleasure. Based on research into the setting up and running of a comics library, this workshop examines how comics can develop a positive reading culture in schools. We will consider some of the myths around comics and look at their potential. We will explore what comics ‘are’ and the many different types of comics that are available to readers. The language of comics will be explored, and we will look at how to ‘read’ comics. Finally the workshop will offer practical suggestions for developing your own knowledge of children’s comics and creating your own comics libraries.