What is Critical Literacy?

Published on Mar 07, 2021

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Critical Literacy is..
actively engaging while reading...

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by not only reading the "words", but also considering its "world" view...

by reflecting and questioning while reading: what is the author's purpose? and who is marginalized in this text? who is empowered? (Roberge, 2013, p.2)

As educators, by engaging our students in critical literacy, we can "create conditions in schools that promote open, creative minds" (Dunkerly Bean, 2015, p.2)

Critical literacy..."emphasizes in-depth study in which messages and viewpoints are questioned...

and the power relationship both in the text and between the author and readers - are considered" (Roberge, 2013, p.1).

[Engaging with students in critical literacy can create opportunities for] engaging in action-oriented citizenship...

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and human rights advocacy" (Dunkerly-Bean, 2015, p.6).

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When we engage in critical literacy, we engage with global and local issues that affect all of us.

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"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." - Angela Davis, civil rights leader

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References and Works Cited:


Dunkerly-Bean, Judith; Bean, Thomas W. "Exploring human rights and cosmopolitan critical literacy with global young adult literature multimodal text sets." New England Reading Association Journal 50.2(2015): 1-7,90-91.
Roberge, G (2013, June). "Promoting critical literacy across the curriculum and fostering safer learning environments. What works?" Research into Practice, Ontario Ministry of Education.


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