Graphic novels and their role in supporting literacy

Are graphic novels just comics and do they have a place in our school libraries? In this episode, Ruth, Sabrina and I unpack the power of graphic novels on students reading and are joined by experts Paul Register, school librarian and founder of Excelsior awards and Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves, Lecturer in Education, University of Manchester.  Resources mentioned in the podcast:- Richard Ruddick https://padlet.com/rruddick9zra/graphic-novels-73uh2srzpbia  The Excelsior Awards https://www.excelsioraward.co.uk/  Some favourites graphic novels from Rebecca :- The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman (2 vols) Minecraft  Stories from the Overworld – different authors in the anthology When Stars are Scattered- Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed The Weirn books - Svetlana Chmakova Beowulf – Stern, Steininger and Studabaker Hilda (any of them)-Luke Pearson Pilu of the Woods - Mai K. Nguyen Tom’s midnight garden by Edith The Animation Game Alan Turing Decoded – Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis Darwin: An exceptional voyage - Fabien Grolleau and Jeremie Royer Coven – Jennifer Dugan Information about my membership can be found here https://www.elizabethahutchinson.com/aboutmembership   

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