192 | אוריינות חזותית בפעולה Visual Literacy in Action : Education in the Visual Era Rachel Shalita, Arielle Friedman, Ruth Harten Abstract The book Visual Literacy in Action : Education in the Visual Era proposes integrating the visual into all domains of learning, not only into art lessons, and transforming it into a significant, highly visible component in the curriculum . Particular emphasis is placed on the critical reading of visual texts . Since children in today's world are swamped with visual texts, and the duration of their viewing visual screens of various kinds boggles the imagination, there is an urgent need to read these texts critically . The first chapter discusses the visual text, ways of reading it, and its necessity in the contemporary education system . The second chapter focuses on the picture via journalistic and personal photographs . The third chapter deals with the popular visual culture . Finally, the fourth chapter offers suggestions for applying visual liter...
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