Heather Coffey describes critical literacy as the ability to read texts in an active, reflective manner in order to better understand power, inequality and in human relationships.
Coffey goes on to say "teachers who facilitate the development of critical literacy encourage students to interrogate societal issues and institutions like family, poverty, education, equity and equality in order to critique the structures that serve as norms as well as to demonstrate how these norms are not experienced by all member of society.
If you follow this link to my
Critical Literacy Padlet
you will find additional resources to
assist in developing critical literacy skills
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What is Padlet and how can it help me in my classroom?
Scroll down to the tech tools post to learn more about Padlet.
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