Title: Getting Beyond ''I Like the Book'' Creating Space for Critical Literacy in K-6 Classrooms
Publisher: International Reading Association
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0872075052
ISBN 13: 9780872075054
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: Good

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Getting Beyond I Like the Book : Creating Space for Critical Literacy in K-6 Classrooms (second edition) draws you into life in classrooms where students and teachers together use critical literacy as a framework for taking on local and global issues like racism and gender using books and everyday texts such as school posters and advertisements.

This expanded second edition includes the following features

Two additional content areas chapters science and social studies to emphasize that critical literacy is not just a part of the literacy curriculum
A new chapter on new technologies such as websites, videos, and podcasts and their impact on critical literacy
A fresh focus interspersed throughout the book on multimedia literacy and using multimedia text

In addition, reflection questions at the end of each chapter can help you connect the ideas in this book with your experiences.

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About the Author

Vivian Vasquez is an assistant professor at American University, Washington, D.C. USA.
Michael R. Muise is an assistant professor at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Susan C. Adamson is the program director at Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Lee Heffernan is a doctoral candidate at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
David Chiola-Nakai is a teacher librarian for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Janice Shear is an elementary school teacher in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

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