USING COMICS AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING IMAGE COMPREHENSION AND LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The study documents from the perspective of literature review
on the concepts of literacy, multimodal text, comics, and image
interpretation. The education in our country has implemented a
series of reforms emphasizing the training of students, the
interest shifting from teaching to learning, with the student at the
center of attention as the main actor of the educational act.
Major changes were made in education policy, reorganizing
both the education system and the national curriculum. A new
term we find in the new curricula is multimodal text content, and
this rethought content helps to develop literacy.
Literacy is a new term in the literature and especially in our
country, it does not only refer to the ability to read and write, it
is much more than that; literacy also includes the skills
associated with understanding, interpreting and using written
information effectively in different contexts. For primary school
students, mutimodal text is beneficial because it fulfills several
functions simultaneously: informing, persuading, entertaining or
educating. Cu ajutorul benzilor desenate se dezvolta: abilitatile
de interpretare a unei imagini, imbunatatirea gandirii critice,
invatarea permanenta, comunicarea eficienta si nu in ultimul
rand, adaptabilitatea. Comics are a tool that plays a significant
role in the development of imagination, free expression and
understanding of images, all of which contribute to the
development of literacy by forming critical and competent
readers and communicators. Through the interaction between
literacy and multimodal text, a deeper and more nuanced
understanding of information is promoted, which is essential for
active and informed participation in contemporary society.