Critical literacy has been studied extensively for the four decades since the 1980s in varied
contexts of schooling, vocational, higher and adult education in countries such as Australia …

How can teachers ensure a pedagogy of possibility underpinned by social justice, and what
has literacy got to do with this? This book explores the positive synergies between critical …

The concept of critical media literacy expands the notion of literacy to include different forms
of mass communication and popular culture, as well as deepens the potential of literacy …

The new edition of this popular active learning tool continues its comprehensive coverage of
philosophies, teaching strategies, and assessment practices that underscore the concepts of …

ABSTRACTS There is a pervasive silence in literacy research around matters of race,
especially with both young people and white people. In this article we illustrate that young …

This chapter provides a theoretical framework of critical media literacy (CML) pedagogy and
examples of practical implementation in K-12 and teacher education. It begins with a brief …

The enquiries in this study were directed towards the reading of children's literature in
preschool with the aim of describing and analysing how read-alouds were carried out in 39 …

This book offers a range of perspectives on children's multimodal experiences, providing a
ground-breaking account of the ways in which children engage with popular culture, media …

Now in its third edition, this indispensable text offers a critical perspective on how to
integrate children's literature into the curriculum in effective, purposeful ways. Structured …

This accessible text will show students and class teachers how they can enable their pupils
to become critical thinkers through the medium of picturebooks. By introducing children to …