Teacher read-alouds in Primary classrooms

Using Read-Alouds with Critical Literacy Literature in K–3 Classrooms

Reprinted from Young Children • November 2009

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200911/PrimaryInterestWeb1109.pdf

Wendy B. Meller,

Danielle Richardson,

and J. Amos Hatch

"This article describes read-alouds that feature critical literacy literature. Critical literacy literature consists of high-quality children’s books that prompt children to think and talk about social issues that impact their daily lives. The article includes a rationale for the importance of using children’s literature and read-alouds in primary classrooms; a description of critical literacy and the kinds of children’s books appropriate for critical literacy read-alouds; and an example of a critical literacy read-aloud in a first grade classroom by one of the authors."

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