Reading With Pictures is a non-profit organization that facilitates the use of comics in the classroom in order to promote literacy and the visual arts.
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- Founded:
- September 2009
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Fundraiser at Chicago Comics!Created about 2 weeks ago
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- Help RWP raise $2k by Dec. 31st!
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Tuesday, December 15 at 10:40pm
Reading With Pictures is extremely proud to announce that Jill Thompson is going to be part of the Reading With Pictures anthology.
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UPDATE!
RWP board member Peter Gutierrez - in conjunction with several major publishers - has donated a additional incentive packages for donors while I've lowered the cost of the incentive packages I was offering. Details are listed below:
Below are the three all-ages graphic novel packs donated by RWP board member Pete...r Gutierrez and their respective publishers. These are terrific titles that would make an excellent addition to any school or library's graphic novel collection. Or your own, for that matter.
Donations of $30 or more will qualify for a pack while supplies last. Donors, please specify which pack you would like and where you would like it shipped.
1.
Exploring Titanic: An Isabel Soto History Adventure (Graphic Library, Capstone)
La Leyenda Del Jinete sin Cabeza por Washington Irving (Stone Arch)
Chocomimi Vol 1 (Vizkids)
Marvel Adventures: Iron Man Vol. 1 (Marvel); great vocabulary builder!
BookShelf #4 (current issue)
2.
Uncovering Mummies: An Isabel Soto Archaeology Adventure (Graphic Library, Capstone)
Viaje al Centro de la Tierra por Julio Verne (Stone Arch)
Zinc Alloy: Coldfinger (Stone Arch)
Marvel Adventures: Iron Man Vol. 1 (Marvel); again, great vocabulary builder!
BookShelf #4 (current issue)
3.
Special Early Readers Pack
Secret Scooter (Stone Arch, "My 1st Graphic Novel" Series)
Airplane Adventure (Stone Arch, "My 1st Graphic Novel" series)
Happy Happy Clover Vol. 1 (VizKids)
Otto's Orange Day (TOON Books)
Bookshelf #4 (current issue)
But wait! There's more!
The previous incentive packages are still available, but now you need only donate $20 or more instead of $25 to qualify. Donors still need to specify which package they want and where they would like it shipped.
1.
A signed and personalized set of "Mail Order Ninja" vols. 1 and 2.
2.
A signed and personalized copy of "StarCraft: Frontline" vol. 1.
3.
A copy of "Tiny Tyrant" vol.1 courtesy of First Second Books and a vintage copy of the SpongeBob Squarepants Magazine or Nickelodeon Magazine courtesy of Nickelodeon.
When I was four years old, I used comics to help teach myself how to read. Comics not only taught me how to read, they taught me to love reading – to love learning – and that’s something I want to share with every child. Which is why I founded Reading With Pictures, an educational non-profit that will revolutionize the way comics are used in the classroom. I’ve already formed partnerships with Northwestern University, Diamond Comics Distributors and the American Library Association, but now I need your help to take the final step in making Reading With Pictures a reality.
The goal is to raise $2,000 by December 31st to provide seed money and pay the filing fees as we apply for our official 501(c)3 non-profit and tax-exempt status with the IRS. Acquiring 501(c)3 status is absolutely essential if Reading With Pictures is to achieve its goals. Without it, we can’t receive funding through government grants, and our private or corporate donors can’t claim their contributions as charitable donations on their tax returns.
I know that budgets are always tight this time of year – especially during a recession – but any contribution you can make at this stage will have a huge impact. So if you believe in bringing comics to the classroom, use the PayPal link provided below or send a check to Josh Elder/3300 W. Irving Park Rd, Unit A3/Chicago, IL 60618.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm
As an added incentive, donors who give $25 or more will receive their choice of the following (all of which would make great last minute Christmas gifts) so long as supplies last:
1) Signed and personalized copies of “Mail Order Ninja” Vols. 1 and 2
2) A signed and personalized copy of “StarCraft: Frontline” Vol. 1
3) A copy of “Tiny Tyrant” Vol. 1 (courtesy of First Second Books) and the “SpongeBob SquarePants Magazine” (courtesy of Nickelodeon)
Please pass this message along to anyone you feel would be interested in supporting Reading With Pictures.
I thank you for your support and wish you the Happiest of Holidays and very Merry Christmas!
Josh Elder
Executive Director, Reading With Pictures
www.readingwithpictures.org
Getting comics into schools and getting schools into comics.
Reading With Pictures is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of comics and graphic novels as learning materials in order to improve educational outcomes for all students. We will work directly with academics, publishers and educators to cultivate research on the most effective scholastic applications for sequential art, develop resources for curriculum development and then provide professional assistance for classroom implementation. Our ultimate goal is to become the central clearinghouse and foremost resource for all things related to comics and graphic novels in the classroom.
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Time:10:40PM Tuesday, December 15th
Location:Everywhere
Reading With Pictures Photos from our first fundraiser, held at Chicago Comics on Friday, December 11, 2009. It featured an Iron Artist tournament with Jeff Brown, Chris Burnham, and Gabriel Bautista!
60 new photos
Reading With Pictures We're still accepting submissions for the RWP benefit anthology, so get your story proposals and art samples and send them to info@readingwithpictures.org!
Reading With Pictures The video from our Executive Director Josh Elder's talk on "What If We Brought Comics Into the Classroom and It Changed Everything" at TEDx Peachtree in Atlanta.
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What if we brought comic books into the classroom, and it changed everything? About TEDx, x=independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. ...
Reading With Pictures Our first big fundraiser is happening this Friday at Chicago Comics... spread the word and bring your friends!
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Reading With Pictures Our Executive Director Josh Elder is in Atlanta for TEDx, a conference that operates by the motto "ideas worth spreading." Josh gave a speech this afternoon entitled "What if we brought comics into the classroom and it changed everything?" Check out our twitter feed to see what attendees are saying about his speech...
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Reading With Pictures is a nonprofit that promotes the use of comics in the classroom.
Reading With Pictures RWP board member Peter Gutiérrez writes about the benefits of reading comic books and graphic novels aloud to children...
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Regular readers of the Dr. Rick Blog know that we occasionally have guest bloggers, experts in a particular field of education -- math, reading, study abroad, to name a few -- who give added dimension ...
Reading With Pictures Chris Burnham has joined artists Gabriel Bautista and Jeff Brown for the Dec 11 Reading With Pictures fundraiser at Chicago Comics. Are you going to be there to see them?
Reading With Pictures is proud to announce that our benefit anthology set to be released next year will contain all-new stories by some of the biggest talents in comics, including Jim Gownley, Fred Vane Lente, Ryan Dunlavey, Raina Telgemeier and Jeff Brown. We're still accepting submssions, so contact Executive Director Josh Elder at joshel...der@readingwithpictures.org if you'd like to contribute!
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