Comics as a tool to raise awareness about the need to attend to diversity An inclusive perspective

Abstract

The objective of this work is to determine how the creation of comics by students fosters understanding and empathy for people with specific educational support needs. To this end, an activity was organised consisting of the production of a comic focused on issues related to educational inclusion among students in 5^th and 6^th grade of Primary Education at the “CEIP Parque de la Muñeca” School in Guadalajara (Spain). The study shows that comics can be one very interesting tool to be used in primary education to direct the student to delve into social issues and, in turn, promote the process of reflection and deepening about diversity in a different way. Likewise, the study also shows the need to influence the development of visual literacy and multimodal skills among Primary Education students.