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Author: Stephen Meuer

13 November 2018


MinneTESOL Journal, (2018), Vol. 34(Issue 2)

Reading Comprehension through Graphic Novels: How Comic Books and Graphic Novels Can Help Language Learners

In order to find potential tools, scaffolds, and differentiation to be employed by English Language (EL) and content teachers alike, a small qualitative study was conducted that found that English learners (ELs) displayed better reading comprehension and increased memory retention of the chapter events…
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Stephen Meuer

Stephen Meuer is an English Language (EL) Instructor in West Saint Paul, Minnesota. He works with middle school language learners from all over the world and feels so incredibly lucky because of it. Stephen has taught ESL in the United States, Italy and Peru, and is most interested in helping students love to read no matter their level, as well as being an advocate for the educational needs of English language learners. He received his MA in ESL from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Prior to teaching, he had read just about every X-Men comic book in existence.

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