Didactic utilization of the Perkins model and the grammar of visual design. An action research on students of Primary Education.

This article presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a teaching strategy, implemented in the Language lesson to 22 students of a department of the 6th grade of Primary School. The teaching strategy aimed at: a) the development of students" visual literacy skills and b) the improvement of students in the design of multimodal texts. Also, another essential goal was the professional development of the teachers of the school unit in the specific field, through their involvement in specific phases of the research process. The method chosen for the implementation of the intervention was the educational action research, which according to the international literature enables teachers to research the field in which they operate. Multiple research tools were used for data collection and research validity, such as observation protocols, calendars, student texts, teaching recordings and transcripts of interviews with teachers