Critical literacy “needs to be lived.” (Vasquez, 2001)
Critical Literacy involves:
- Analysing and questioning texts
- Recognising that authors write their text with a point of view
- A means to discover alternative paths for self and social development.
Why learn critical literacy?
- Traditional literacies is not sufficient for modern learning. A analytical approach must be taken.
- Critical Literacy teaches children and adults alike to question what they are exposed to and identify the different meanings in different texts (Green, 2000). This may be written texts such as books or articles, movies or advertisements. Any form of communication in which the author or illustrator is making a point (which is all texts as no text is written from a neutral perspective even if it is intended to be (Fellows and Oakley, 2010)). It is important for children to learn this skill so that they have the ability to decide what is right and wrong on their own and learn how to do something about it (Vasquez, 2001).
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