TEACHER/STUDENT, A PATH OF CONTINUING TEACHER TRAINING FOR VISUAL LITERACY

Abstract

There are multiple types of images and their readings are part of everyday life. School practices prioritize verbal production and reading such as deciphering letters and mastering the written code, and leave images and their textual possibilities in the background in the teaching-learning process. The opportunity for continued training for teachers working in the final years of Elementary School can offer a broader view of the act of reading and what it means to be a reader, as well as the educational possibilities that images present. Discussions about Multiliteracies and Multimodalities add knowledge to the theoretical framework of the study. The relevance of the work is justified by the need to value visual language, so present in everyday life, through reading and appreciation of images as tools in teaching practices of curricular contents of Elementary School II in line with the need for teachers to update their practices with an eye on multimodalities. The general objective of the study is: to provide continued training for teachers in the final years of elementary school with a focus on visual literacy. The specific objective of the work is:  to present concepts of Visual Literacy, Multiliteracies and Multimodalities. The present study proposes innovations for teaching practice, where visual literacy enables multiple teaching tools. It is also intended that the aesthetic experience arising from contact with reading and appreciating images contributes to the continued training of Elementary School II teachers.