The Photography and Literacy (PAL) Program
Is a visual literacy/language arts curriculum specifically developed and evaluated in conjunction with the KATW series of photo-stories. While visual literacy is a valuable skill that can be applied to many art forms, the PAL program helps students to ‘de-code’ cross-cultural images, a process that sharpens their observational and analytical skills while effortlessly drawing them into different cultures.

Designed for grades 2-7, the PAL program combines a series of photographs with specific questions that guide students through the youth-based photo stories, asking them to decipher visual cues, differentiate assumption from fact, and draw conclusions based on what they see. Students become shrewd photo detectives, finding a wealth of information in the details.

Teachers will master strategies that encourage students to inquire about world environments and global issues, to examine their assumptions about people and places, and to draw connections between the global and the local.

The Photography and LIteracy Program CD-ROM includes:
Teacher’s Guide (PDF) outlining the methodology – and how to implement it, the elements of photography, image thumbnails and PAL questions (and answers), photograph analysis worksheets, student activities, standards integration
PowerPoint of all the images

*Mac and Windows compatible

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