Visual Journeys Through Wordless Narratives

Evelyn Arizpe is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Glasgow, UK.Teresa Colomer is Professor at the Facultdad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.Carmen Martínez-Roldán is Associate Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

• Foreword Shaun Tan IntroductionPart I: Embarking on the Journey1. The Vessel: Theoretical Frameworks and Intersections2. The Passengers: International Contexts and Participants3. The Voyage: The Course of the InquiryPart II: Navigating the Interpretive Process4. Reclaiming the Migrant Experience 5. Making Meaning through Retellings and Inferences6. Re-orientating Cultural Identity through Intertextual Response7. Engaging with the Visual Affordances of The Arrival Part III: Mediation and Pedagogy: Transforming Literacy Learning and Teaching8. Fostering a Community: Mediation that Supports Learning9. Looking Together: Visual Strategies for Inclusive Pedagogy10. Conclusion: Arriving and the Journey AheadCoda: A (Visual) Journey to Italy: Bewilderment, Surprise and Wonder in Reading a ‘Silent Book’ Giorgia Grilli and Marcella TerrusiAppendix: List of Participant ChildrenBibliographyIndex

Visual Journeys Through Wordless Narratives is a particularly timely and important publication ... a thoughtful reflection on the way immigrant children are often treated in busy classrooms and schools