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{{Short description|Ability to interpret information in images}} [[Image:Minard.png|thumb|upright=2.0|[[Charles Joseph Minard]]'s ''Carte Figurative'' illustrates facts related to [[French invasion of Russia|Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign]].]] '''Visual literacy''' is the ability to [[Interpreting|interpret]], negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an [[image]], extending the meaning of [[literacy]], which commonly signifies interpretation of a written or printed [[Written language|text]]. Visual literacy is based on the idea that [[pictures]] can be "read" and that meaning can be discovered through a process of reading.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Orland-Barak|first1=Lily|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OIVtDgAAQBAJ&q=Visual+literacy+is+the+ability+to+interpret%2C+negotiate%2C+and+make+meaning+from+information+presented+in+the+form+of+an+image%2C+extending+the+meaning+of+literacy%2C+which+commonly+signifies+interpretation+of+a+written+or+printed+text.+Visual+literacy+is+based+on+the+idea+that+pictures+can+be+%22read%22+and+that+meaning+can+be+discovered+through+a+process+of+reading.&pg=PA11|title=Methodologies of Mediation in Professional Learning|last2=Maskit|first2=Ditza|date=2017-03-20|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-49906-2|language=en}}</ref>
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