Using Read-Alouds with Critical Literacy Literature in K–3 Classrooms
Reprinted from Young Children • November 2009
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."
