tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post4117239332971323544..comments2024-03-22T05:45:28.281-07:00Comments on Departing the Text: Comics and Graphic Novels as Attention TrainersMERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10310099341897509058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-79604885461594633612011-02-22T17:56:54.413-08:002011-02-22T17:56:54.413-08:00What a fantastic idea! I love it. I just wish my ...What a fantastic idea! I love it. I just wish my kids were still young enough to do this. Wonder if it would work with my husband?MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10310099341897509058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-44986448209725942322011-02-22T17:52:56.170-08:002011-02-22T17:52:56.170-08:00I akways enjoy your suggestions and often apply t...I akways enjoy your suggestions and often apply them in working with kiddos. Your post today made me remember things I did with my own kids many years ago. We were lucky to live in a big city with all kinds of interesting places to visit. Once a month we had a Surprise Outing of my choice, and the kids got clues that week so they could guess. <br /><br />And thanks for visiting my blog about blogging.thelmazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819557846762852247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-75514733208284910932011-02-22T10:15:52.200-08:002011-02-22T10:15:52.200-08:00As a teacher of language arts, I ALWAYS allowed do...As a teacher of language arts, I ALWAYS allowed doodling - but it had to be on topic, and those who wanted to would add their work to our "art gallery" which we used in conjunction with our written work to make the text more meaningful - AND to help with attention. It sounds like your son has a great teacher.<br /><br />Good luck with your book - going graphic sounds great to me!MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10310099341897509058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-22851056037956759272011-02-22T09:44:01.179-08:002011-02-22T09:44:01.179-08:00What an interesting post. Jonathan is good at both...What an interesting post. Jonathan is good at both art and math... In a recent school conference, the math teacher told us that Jonathan often draws during algebra class (7th grade), and that he ACTUALLY LETS HIM... which I think is a mark of an insightful teacher. He says he thinks drawing helps Jonathan pay attention more closely, and that he only interrupts him when he suspects Jonathan is "getting lost" in his drawings... Jonathan loves graphic novels. Recently he finished "Shadow" by Michael Morpurgo, a traditional YA novel about Afghani refugees and a bomb-sniffing dog. But he's read all of Bone, enjoys Bleach, Naruto and Shonen Jump. When he was small, his favorite picture book authors were John Burningham, James Marshall and Quentin Blake (the last is my favorite)... Blake's own books as well as the ones he illustrated for Roald Dahl.<br /><br />I've been looking for alternative ways of writing a memoir about addiction as a family disease, and graphic memoir/storybook is one... I think it might appeal to adults as well as teens.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting--hope to keep up the dialogue. --Jen/GGuineverehttp://guineveregetssober.comnoreply@blogger.com