Make Beliefs Comix

MakeBeliefsComix is for people of all ages who like to play and explore. They include, for example, those wanting a few minutes of fun; youngsters and their parents; students and teachers; business executives trying to unwind from the stress of work, and activities directors and social workers who try to help people express their deepest thoughts and feelings. My intent is that you will regard this site as a safe place where you feel empowered to create and to test new ideas and ways to communicate through art and writing.

Increasingly, teachers, educational therapists and parents who work with special needs students are finding MakeBeliefsComix.com a useful resource in helping their youngsters express themselves and communicate. To help them we have just launched a new Special Needs section which features ideas and tips sent to us by those who use the site with students who have a wide array of disabilities. We encourage you to send us your suggestions, too. We have also introduced new comic characters with physical disabilities to reflect the diversity of users, including those with special needs.

Since launching this site in late 2006, there have been over 8 million site visits to MakeBeliefsComix.com from more than 200 countries. Many of them have been educators who use the site with students to encourage writing, reading and literacy and the learning of English. In fact, Google and UNESCO selected MakeBeliefsComix as one of the world’s most innovative web sites in fostering literacy and reading.