Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Publication Title
Illinois Reading Council Journal
Volume
43
Issue
2
Pages
9-15
Abstract
The article focuses on critical literacy. Critical literacy is based on the critical theory in education. It recognizes the value of employing literacy as an instrument for people to become empowered by questioning texts and using literacy for social change. Students engaged in critical literacy develop higher levels of analysis.
Recommended Citation
Ellis, Aimee and Eberly, Teddi L.. Critical Literacy: Going Beyond the Demands of Common Core. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 43, 2: 9-15, 2015. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works,
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Author Posting. © Illinois Reading Council, 2015. This article is posted here by permission of the Illinois Reading Council for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in the Illinois Reading Council Journal, Volume 43, Issue 2, Spring 2015. http://www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/publicationsservices/ircjournal.html