Getting Beyond “I Like the Book”

Creating Space for Critical Literacy in K–6 Classrooms

Vivian Vasquez, with Michael R. Muise, Susan C. Adamson, Lee Heffernan, David Chiola-Nakai, and Janice Shear

Discover the potential of children’s literature as a tool to teach critical literacy in K–6 classrooms.

This book tells the story of eight teachers who prompted students to examine critically the meaning of the texts they read. By putting this critical edge on children’s talk about books, the teachers enabled students to think about and act on social issues. You’ll see critical literacy in action through classroom vignettes, “Reflection Points,” and examples of students’ work.

An IRA Book Club selection, May 2003

© 2003 | 120 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-512-5 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-512-2

Also of interest:

Developing Critical Awareness at the Middle Level

Critical Literacy and Writer’s Workshop

No Deposit, No Return

Reading, Writing, Thinking

Also in the Kids InSight series:

Kids InSight

Discovering What Works for Struggling Readers

Cartwheels on the Keyboard

“All the Stories That We Have”

Windows to Language, Literacy, and Culture