Studies have shown that the high-interest topics and visual support of graphic novels were beneficial to ELL students. (Cary 2004; Chun 2009; Lui 2004; Ranker 2007)
"Vocabulary is the single best predictor of ELL's academic achievement." (White, Graves & Slater, 1990)
"...comics and graphic novels offer 20 percent more rare vocabulary than traditional chapter books." (Krashen, 2004)
Read the Research: Special Education
"Reading material that is high interest and rich in pictorial clues, such as comic books, can help the {AD/HD or autistic} child associate meaning with what is being read." (Kurtz, 2006)
Studies have shown that engagement with graphic novels has increased the reading interests among students with disabilities. (Gavigan 2001; Smetana and Grisham 2012)
"...students with disabilities...will benefit particularly from reading comics because of the daulity of text and art." (OpenEducation.net)
Read the Research: Boys
"comic book reading facilitates heavier reading." (Krashen, 1996)
"Boys with regular access to comics were more likely to read other texts. They also reported higher levels of reading enjoyment overall." (Canadian Council on Learning)
