Resolution on Viewing and Visually Representing as Forms of Literacy - National Council of Teachers of English

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Resolution on Viewing and Visually Representing as Forms of Literacy


Category: Literacy
Print Statement

1996 NCTE Annual Business Meeting in Chicago, Illinois

Background

To participate in a global society, we continue to extend our ways of communicating. Viewing and visually representing (defined in the NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts) are a part of our growing consciousness of how people gather and share information. Teachers and students need to expand their appreciation of the power of print and nonprint texts. Teachers should guide students in constructing meaning through creating and viewing nonprint texts. Be it therefore

Resolution

Resolved, that the National Council of Teachers of English through its publications, conferences, and affiliates support professional development and promote public awareness of the role that viewing and visually representing our world have as forms of literacy.

 

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