Genre-Based Strategies To Promote Critical Literacy In Grades 4-8

Draws on critical and radical change theory to equip both aspiring and practicing library and teacher candidates with practical, research-based ideas for enacting critical literacy practices in middle grade libraries and classrooms. * Explains critical literacy strategies for educators to implement * Identifies characteristics of popular genres in children's literature and how to evaluate materials in those genres * Recommends titles to use in critical literacy instruction * Guides readers to develop an understanding of the theoretical perspectives underpinning critical literacy * Provides template lesson plans and tools to improve critical literacy instruction using genre strategies

• | Author: Danielle E. Hartsfield|Sue C. Kimmel
• | Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• | Publication Date: Oct 21, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 164 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Language Arts & Disciplines
• | ISBN-10: 1440863164
• | ISBN-13: 9781440863165