Children’s Reading of Film and Visual Literacy in the Primary Curriculum : A Progression Framework Model

This book draws on a longitudinal study which highlights the beneficial impact of film in the primary curriculum. It provides detailed accounts of both the reading process as understood within the field of literacy education, and of film theory as it relates to issues such as narration, genre and audience. The book focuses on a small cohort of children to explore how progression in reading film develops throughout a child’s time in Key Stage 2; it also examines how the skills and understanding required to read film can support the reading of print, and vice versa, in an ‘asset model’ approach. Since children’s progression in reading film is found to be not necessarily age-related, but rather built on a period of experience and opportunity to read and/or create moving image media, Bulman clearly illustrates the importance of the inclusion of film in the primary curriculum. The book provides an accessible study to a large audience of primary teachers and practitioners, and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in the fields of education, English and media studies. Read more... Abstract: This book draws on a longitudinal study which highlights the beneficial impact of film in the primary curriculum. It provides detailed accounts of both the reading process as understood within the field of literacy education, and of film theory as it relates to issues such as narration, genre and audience. The book focuses on a small cohort of children to explore how progression in reading film develops throughout a child’s time in Key Stage 2; it also examines how the skills and understanding required to read film can support the reading of print, and vice versa, in an ‘asset model’ approach. Since children’s progression in reading film is found to be not necessarily age-related, but rather built on a period of experience and opportunity to read and/or create moving image media, Bulman clearly illustrates the importance of the inclusion of film in the primary curriculum. The book provides an accessible study to a large audience of primary teachers and practitioners, and will be a valuable resource for students and researchers in the fields of education, English and media studies Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 1-28 Reading Film in the Primary Curriculum: An Emerging Progression Framework (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 29-47 An Overview of the Research Visits (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 49-59 Progression in Reading Film Related to Print: Literal, Deductive and Inferential Reading of a Multimodal Text (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 61-91 Progression in Reading Film Related to Print: An Understanding of Characterisation, Genre and Plot Structure (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 93-121 Progression in Reading Film: Visual Literacy, Knowledge of Camera and Film Production (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 123-162 Progression in Reading Film: Understanding Colour and Light, Sound and Editing Techniques (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 163-204 Reading Film: Wider Considerations (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 205-233 Conclusion: The Spiral Progression Framework (Jeannie Hill Bulman)....Pages 235-262 Back Matter ....Pages 263-282 Jeannie Hill Bulman. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 263-272) And Index.