Why do people read comics or graphic novels? Is there a distinction between the two? Who reads comics? This episode delves into the world of comic reading to explore why comics hold such attraction for not just children and teens, but adults and seniors. We make a case that comics have a place for the entertainment, education, and edification of children and adults.

Episode Guests
Ms Felicia Low-Jimenez, Children’s Book Author and Founder of Difference Engine
Mr CT Lim, Educator and Country Editor for International Journal for Comic Art
Ms Teo Xing Zhi, Associate Librarian, NLB
Ms Sarah Mounsey, Director of Libraries at Dulwich College (Singapore)
Mr Tay Tze Ern and Ms Tay Min Ern

To find out more about the National Library Board comic and book offerings, you may refer to the following websites:
https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg
www.facebook.com/publiclibrarysg/

To read more about comics, you can explore the following links curated by Teoh Yong Qin:
A Brief History of Comics and Graphic Novels
The Power of Comics
How Comics Help Students Learn Better
comix.sg, an online database of Singapore comic creators

Why do people read comics or graphic novels? Is there a distinction between the two? Who reads comics? This episode delves into the world of comic reading to explore why comics hold such attraction for not just children and teens, but adults and seniors. We make a case that comics have a place for the entertainment, education, and edification of children and adults.
Episode Guests
<ul>
<li>Ms Felicia Low-Jimenez, Children&rsquo;s Book Author and Founder of <a href="https://differenceengine.sg/">Difference Engine</a></li>
<li>Mr CT Lim, Educator and Country Editor for International Journal for Comic Art</li>
<li>Ms Teo Xing Zhi, Associate Librarian, NLB</li>
<li>Ms Sarah Mounsey, Director of Libraries at Dulwich College (Singapore)</li>
<li>Mr Tay Tze Ern and Ms Tay Min Ern</li>
</ul>
To find out more about the National Library Board comic and book offerings, you may refer to the following websites:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg">https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/publiclibrarysg/">www.facebook.com/publiclibrarysg/</a></li>
</ul>
To read more about comics, you can explore the following links curated by Teoh Yong Qin:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/publiclibrarysg/a-brief-history-of-comics-and-graphic-novels-de096c09b8b3">A Brief History of Comics and Graphic Novels</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/12/20/the-power-of-comics">The Power of Comics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://differenceengine.sg/how-comics-help-students-learn-better/">How Comics Help Students Learn Better</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.comix.sg/">comix.sg</a>, an online database of Singapore comic creators</li>
</ul>

Hi, I’m Loh Chin Ee and welcome to the How We Read Podcast.  
 
I started this podcast because I wanted to help people better understand the art and science of learning to read. 
 
As an educator and researcher at the National Institute of Education, people often ask me about reading. With questions ranging from how they can help their children improve their reading skills to book recommendations on why they should read literature, I know there is a keen interest in reading.
 
Join me as I talk to experts and educators who share their rich experiences with us.  
 
The How We Read podcast launches the 4th of January 2021. 

Hi, I&rsquo;m Loh Chin Ee and welcome to the How We Read Podcast. &nbsp; &nbsp; I started this podcast because I wanted to help people better understand the art and science of learning to read.&nbsp; &nbsp; As an educator and researcher at the National Institute of Education, people often ask me about reading. With questions ranging from how they can help their children improve their reading skills to book recommendations on why they should read literature, I know there is a keen interest in reading. &nbsp; Join me as I talk to experts and educators who share their rich experiences with us. &nbsp; &nbsp; The How We Read podcast launches the 4th of January 2021.&nbsp;

How We Read Podcast

In this educational podcast series brought to you by the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University, we explore how children, adolescents and adults and learn to read.

Learning to read is not just a matter of phonics as many might believe. Neither is learning to read something that stops at childhood. Rather, learning to read is a complex enterprise that includes finding the right book, having reading role models, being immersed in book-full environments and searching for new ways to approach different kinds of texts through different stages of life.

This series takes you into the world of reading, from childhood to old age, to uncover the art and science of learning to read. 

In this educational podcast series brought to you by the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University, we explore how children, adolescents and adults and learn to read.
Learning to read is not just a matter of phonics as many might believe. Neither is learning to read something that stops at childhood. Rather, learning to read is a complex enterprise that includes finding the right book, having reading role models, being immersed in book-full environments and searching for new ways to approach different kinds of texts through different stages of life.
This series takes you into the world of reading, from childhood to old age, to uncover the art and science of learning to read.&nbsp;

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