Teachers as Moral Compasses: Exploring Critical Literacy through Digital Social Justice Book Talks
A classroom-based study aimed to scaffold preservice teachers’ critical literacy through an exploration of trade picture books. The paper discusses preservice teachers’ shifting views of critical literacy and the place of critical literacy in the language arts classroom. It also assesses the usefuln...
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Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal |
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| description | A classroom-based study aimed to scaffold preservice teachers’ critical literacy through an exploration of trade picture books. The paper discusses preservice teachers’ shifting views of critical literacy and the place of critical literacy in the language arts classroom. It also assesses the usefulness of digital book talks for engaging preservice teachers with social justice issues. The book talks provided novice teachers with opportunities to question and challenge assumptions, evaluate their own actions and attitudes toward accepted moral standards, and to engage in positive social action. The preservice teachers’ responses to the assignment suggest a number of ways in which teachers can effectively use new media to explore social justice and equity issues with young students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55fd576e78b947e2b7fcbaf762d118a92022-12-22T00:16:09ZengLanguage and Literacy Researchers of CanadaLanguage and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal1496-09742011-09-01132233610.20360/G2Z30611127Teachers as Moral Compasses: Exploring Critical Literacy through Digital Social Justice Book TalksJanette M. Hughes0Lorayne Robertson1University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Ontario Institute of TechnologyA classroom-based study aimed to scaffold preservice teachers’ critical literacy through an exploration of trade picture books. The paper discusses preservice teachers’ shifting views of critical literacy and the place of critical literacy in the language arts classroom. It also assesses the usefulness of digital book talks for engaging preservice teachers with social justice issues. The book talks provided novice teachers with opportunities to question and challenge assumptions, evaluate their own actions and attitudes toward accepted moral standards, and to engage in positive social action. The preservice teachers’ responses to the assignment suggest a number of ways in which teachers can effectively use new media to explore social justice and equity issues with young students.https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/11127preservice teacherscritical literacypicture bookslanguage arts classroomdigital book talkssocial justice |
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| title | Teachers as Moral Compasses: Exploring Critical Literacy through Digital Social Justice Book Talks |
| title_full | Teachers as Moral Compasses: Exploring Critical Literacy through Digital Social Justice Book Talks |
| title_fullStr | Teachers as Moral Compasses: Exploring Critical Literacy through Digital Social Justice Book Talks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teachers as Moral Compasses: Exploring Critical Literacy through Digital Social Justice Book Talks |
| title_short | Teachers as Moral Compasses: Exploring Critical Literacy through Digital Social Justice Book Talks |
| title_sort | teachers as moral compasses exploring critical literacy through digital social justice book talks |
| topic | preservice teachers critical literacy picture books language arts classroom digital book talks social justice |
| url | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/11127 |
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