Free Comic Book Day - May 5, 2007

If you are a parent to a reluctant reader...



If your little boy grabs spare moments here and there immersed in Superman comics...



If your daughter reads through all of her comic books and asks for more...



If you are a teacher looking to 'hook' students on reading...



Get thee to a comic book store tomorrow for Free Comic Book Day, where participating retailers annually promote readership by giving away a selection of interesting titles.

Comic books offer a multitude of features to allow diverse readers (at all levels) to feel successful. Emerging readers can gain an understanding that pictures tell a story as well as developing concepts of print; how to handle a book, turning pages from front to back, reading left to right. Developing readers learn how to navigate texts, make predictions and revise those predictions as they read, learn about genre, make connections with self and other texts and form an understanding of character.


I have baskets of comic books in my classroom that the students gravitate towards during free time. They also bring them with them to lunch/recess and pack them up when we take class trips to read on the bus.

I am a firm believer that with the proper motivation any child can feel confident about their abilities and dig into reading. Comic books may be one way to inspire OR to be enjoyed simply as a good yarn.

Remember to grab a few copies of Casper for me! (Do they still make those?)