Comics as a Tool for Reading Promotion in Children (faz.net)

• The author describes her own mistake of dismissing comics as inferior.
• Digital overstimulation makes it hard for children to start reading.
• Comics can serve as a bridge to more advanced literature.

"In a FAZ opinion piece, Mechthild Wiesner argues that comics, long underestimated, can be effective for promoting reading among children. Facing digital overstimulation and declining literacy, she urges parents and educators to embrace comics as a gateway to literature, based on personal experience and educational insights."