https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg Lewison and Riley Articles en-us 2018-03-06 16:58:13 UTC 2018-03-06 17:52:50 UTC hello@padlet.com victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238740498 Critical literacy allows a person to see through a "new lens" every day. This isn't only something teachers could benefit, but also children.]]> 2018-03-06 17:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238740498 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238741785 While reading a text, comprehension is the most important aspect, but we could also challenge our students to ask themselves," what is the text wanting to me learn and how is it trying to make me feel?"]]> 2018-03-06 17:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238741785 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238743149 This type of critical literacy would be easy to incorporate into social studies. Asking students to read a text about a person of influence in history and then asking them to place themselves in their shoes and reflect upon their decisions would deepen their overall understanding of the events that took place. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238743149 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238746034 One cannot promote social justice without expanded understandings and perspectives. Therefore, as educators, we can't ask these things of our students, if we aren't willing or haven't done so ourselves. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238746034 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238751316 Inviting students to read social issue texts provided the opportunity for deeper engagement with text. Typically texts with social issues provide a more charged discussion and allow for student expression.]]> 2018-03-06 17:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238751316 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238757892 One of the main things I want to focus on with critical literacy, is to allow time for those critical discussions to take place. It can be so easy to feel rushed and now allow that deep interaction to take place. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238757892 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238760456 I particularly enjoyed when Nancy and her class were reading "Randall's Wall" and she asked the class to consider what might happen if Randall joined their classroom. This brings the text to life in a whole new way for students. It allows them to think critically about the text but also reflect upon their actions. ]]> 2018-03-06 17:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238760456 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238766982 Not only can we ask students to place themselves in the shoes of others, but we can also ask them to think critically about how outcomes of events can be changed and how that impacts society]]> 2018-03-06 17:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238766982 victoriarwilliams21 https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238775306 To enact critical literacy discussions in classrooms, we may have to take a step back from the pressures of standardization.]]> 2018-03-06 17:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/victoriarwilliams21/wedzsnjqnfgg/wish/238775306