Critical Literacy

Promotion of critical literacy fosters a civic minded community.

Following Student Cues For Content Introduction

Examining Alternative Perspectives Within The Classroom

Concept Retention Through Critical Literacy

Image: Cover of Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox

For this invitation, my eighth graders paired up with a kindergarten class to read the text. As a result they chose to write and send letters to President George W. Bush expressing their concerns about the Iraq invasion.

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Critical literacy advocates teaching the skill of viewing texts with a critical lens. Students learn to ask questions about underlying meanings, examine power structures, and identify imbalances in equity.

These three examples demonstrate part of Stephanie's experience teaching critical literacy in an urban setting using read-aloud picture books in a public school's middle grades classroom.

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