The Grammar of Visual Literacy within the World of Interactive Media.

In interactive media, it is the spaces between the text that are as important to read as the text itself. Visual literacy is a vital form of reading in an increasingly pictorial world. This paper examines the grammar of visual literacy by analyzing the discourse of a group of adolescents and the way they interpret multi-layered, seriated, and framed visuals from a personal, socio-cultural, and structural perspective. The paper proposes the case for art education within a literacy context. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/RS) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 1 The Grammar of Visual Literacy within the World of Interactive Media. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) O This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY