Critical Literacy Context, Research, and Practice in the K-12 Classroom

Name: Critical Literacy Context, Research, and Practice in the K-12 Classroom
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ISBN: 9781412941181

ISBN-10: 1412941180

ISBN-13: 9781412941181

Edition: 2007

Authors: Lisa Patel Stevens, Thomas W. Bean

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???This is an excellent text. I particularly liked how the authors share examples of critical literacy throughout the book, especially with digital and multimedia texts.??????Peter McDermott, "The Sage Colleges" "Through realistic discussion of how text shapes us and is shaped by us, Critical Literacy provides pre- and in-service teachers with concrete ways to engage in critical literacy practices with children from elementary through high school.??????Cheryl A. Kreutter, "St. John"" Fisher College""" ???a unique, practical critical literacy text with concrete examples and theoretical tools for pre- and in-service teachers Authors Lisa Patel Stevens and Thomas W. Bean explore the…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/18/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.20" wide x 8.90" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Lisa Patel Stevensnbsp;has published refereed journal articles in top reading research journals exploring practical, research, and policy issues surrounding critical literacy. She has also conducted dozens of professional development sessions on the use of critical literacy in the classroom; these sessions have provided rich opportunities to participate in the complicated implementation of critical literacy with teachers across schooling levels and backgrounds. This experience helps to inform the praxis tone of this book. Stevens is an experienced researcher and practitioner in the area of reading and literacy education. She has co-authored (with Thomas Bean) several chapters on reading and… literacy. nbsp;

Thomas W. Beannbsp;has published refereed articles in top reading journals exploring the use of literature with critical literacy and documenting expanded uses of text in an information age. Bean's work in the field of reading and literacy is extensive and well respected, particularly for his expertise in the use of multicultural literature with secondary students. His is the author of books, including Targeted Reading: Improving Reading Achievement In Middle And Secondary Grades (Kendall Hunt); Content Area Literacy: An Integrated Approach 8/e (Kendall Hunt). Bean is an experienced researcher and practitioner in the area of reading and literacy education. He has co-authored (with Lisa…



Foreword



Preface



Redefining Literacy


Genealogy of the Critical: Paulo Freire


Defining Critical Literacy


Mrs. Cutter's Class


Problematizing Classroom Applications of Critical Literacy



Why We Need Critical Literacy: Dynamic Texts and Identity Formation


Literacy Proficiency and New Texts: A Moving Target


Texts, Attention, and Identity?


The Transformation of Texts and Readers' Attention


Texts as Tools of Identity Formation


Texts: Mediating Identity and Culture



Critical Literacy and Teacher Education


Teacher Identity


Risk, the Future, and Critical Literacy


Disrupting Education Discourses With Critical Literacy


Critical Media Literacy and Teacher Education


Resident Critic



Critical Literacy at the Nexus of Praxis


Maintaining Critical Literacy as a Moving Target


Essential Features of Critical Literacy



Praxis Point 1: Popular Culture, Fandom, and Boundaries



Critical Media Literacy and Social Studies


Reflection: Practice Informing Theory



Praxis Point 2: Critical Numeracy Across the Curriculum



Critical Literacy Across the Curriculum


Reflection: Practice Informing Theory


Critical Literacy and the Institutional Context



Praxis Point 3: Cycles of Deconstruction and Reconstruction


Setting the Context and Participants


Reflection: Practice Informing Theory


Assessing Critical Literacy


Reflections on Critical Literacy as Praxis



Critical Literacy and Educational Policy Texts


What Is Policy?


Critical Policy Analysis


National Discourses


Moving From National to Local: Complex Connections



Critical Policy Analysis in Local Contexts


Policy and Governmentality


Local Conversations


Transforming Policy Interactions


Educational Policy and Complexity Theory