For Improving Early Literacy, Reading Comic Is No Child’s Play. Written Report

Based on my reading on the article that I have read, I come up with this statement “who says that comic is only for fun?” Well, maybe this statement will works for adults. When they feel bored with their activities, they will read comic to refresh their mind. Meanwhile, comic is not only for fun but also can be used for children because it is another good way for their literacy. The combination between words and picture are very helpful for them to comprehend the story, as Tiller said in the article “…. how the pictures and words work together in consonance tell a story, you can make the case that comics are just as complex as any other kind of literature” (7th paragraph). So, there are lots of librarians and teachers who added comic for their library list and their teaching. Therefore, I conclude that comic strip, comic book, picture book are kinds of literature genre which supported children successfully in reading, instruction, and comprehend a text, book or story.
When the first time I read this article, I think it will be easy to understand because from the title which is contained by “comic” term gives me clue what is the writer will discuss about and the language tone will give some fun for me but in fact, it is not. It is an argumentative article where I find the tone of it also serious. The writer gives some data and fact about the comic that it is very useful for children comprehension about the book and now it is used as a media to teach children, and then his writing is also supported by Carol L Tilley research on comics and some critics as the opposite of Tiller opinion.
Even though this article is serious, I also find that there is a visual insight and it is very interesting because in an argumentative article the writer put something if I am not mistaken a simile that are “critics should stop tugging on Superman’s cape and start giving him and his superhero friends their due” (1st paragraph). The critics should thinks “should they not wish to anger the supreme power”, I thinks it describes how the critics should thought. They should think in other way that can give other view for their opinion. They should not judge only, but also can give a solution also. The last is “… and it brings to mind the Sunday funnies that…” (9th paragraph). I think it describes the term of comic it self, comic will bring Sunday funnies, something fun into our mind where on Sunday we play freely.
Finally, this article is the good one because from it I can know how people considerations are about comic and the development of comic consuming during the period.