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Students in primary and preschool education were asked to respond to Niko Grafenauer’s poem “Učenjak (Scholar)” in versions illustrated by different artists, focusing on character traits, appearance, literary space, and related factors. Results show illustrations significantly affect the poem’s conveyed message, especially when contextual environment is represented. 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The survey sample included students of primary education and preschool education, who were given the poem Učenjak (Scholar) by Niko Grafenauerand asked to answer questions regarding the character’s personality and appearance, the literary space, and other factors. The first group of interviewees was given the poem illustrated by Lidija Osterc and the other the same poem illustrated by Marjan Manček. The results showed that the illustration had a significant impact on the message conveyed by the poem, particularly when the illustrator added the context by representing the character’s environment (which was not explicitly given in the text). Furthermore, the results showed the need for the comprehensive reading of an illustrated text, given that it is the interaction between the verbal and the visual that provides vital information necessary for the reader to understand the message of the dedicated literary work.  \nKeywords: picture books, illustrations, comprehensive reading (interaction), Grafenauer, Manček, Osterc, Pedenjped  \n1 The paper was written as a part of a research project CRP 2015-2016, Nu. V6-1506, entitled Cultural and systemic factors of reading literacy in Slovenia.  \n2 *Corresponding Author. University of Maribor, Faculty of Education, Slovenia; [janja.batic@um.si](janja.batic@um.si)  \n3 University of Maribor, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts, Slovenia  \n32  the importance of visual reading for the interpretation of a literary text   \nIntroduction  \nThe time and space dedicated to visual arts in primary school education in Slovenia are frequently restricted to the subject currently referred to as“Visual Arts” though the point of the subject is, in fact, art education. Notwithstanding the unfortunate name of the subject, we need to reconsider the role of visual arts, not only with regard to teaching the Visual Arts subject, where the relation is clearly established but more so with regard to teaching subject matter from other subject areas. Visual arts may be a good starting point for effective teaching practices in other subject areas, which has been excellently illustrated by Karen Hosack Jansen (2014) through several practical cases. She makes artwork the basis of an interdisciplinary art project, describing the process of developing the project concept as follows:  \nWhen you have decided which visual arts knowledge and skills you want to teach in a project, including which transferable key skills, you need to think about which work or works of art would make a suitable stimulus (as long as high-quality reproductions can be sourced) and which other subject areas might be taught under the umbrella of a thematic approach (2014, p. 76) .  \nThis is one of the possible ways of how to use or better include visual arts in various subject areas.  \nWe frequently tend to forget or neglect the fact that pupils encounter works of art each time they discuss an illustrated literary text in their Slovenian class (it may be a picture book, an illustrated novel, etc.) . The criteria on which language teachers select literary works to be discussed are often exclusively literary, and the analysis of the works is conducted at the level of the text. Hence, illustrations are regarded merely as highlights and additions rather than constituent parts of the book discussed. Since we are continuously exposed to a great deal of visual imagery—with visual information having become the main source of information—we need to consider whether such an analysis of illustrated literary works is still appropriate. Perry Nodelman elaborated on the relationship between text and pictures back in 1988, giving the two an equal position.  \nBecause they communicate different kinds of inf","cbCaitdIdXMlMcoo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitdIdXMlMcoo","pdf",439254,"English","# Introduction\n## Visual arts in subject teaching and interdisciplinary practice\n## Text-image relationships in picture books\n## Types of interactions between verbal and visual texts","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the research described in the document?\",\"answer\":\"To investigate how illustrations influence the interpretation of literary texts and how comprehensive reading of illustrated materials supports understanding.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the poem “Učenjak (Scholar)” used in the survey?\",\"answer\":\"Participants were given the poem “Učenjak (Scholar)” illustrated by different illustrators and were asked questions about the character’s personality and appearance, literary space, and other factors.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is interaction between verbal and visual elements important for readers?\",\"answer\":\"Because words and pictures communicate different information and limit each other’s meanings; the overall understanding depends on how these elements interact, including whether the relationship is symmetrical, complementary, or enhancing.\"}]","The Importance of Visual Reading for the Interpretation of a Literary Text | PDF",1792086078,29]