Open AccessCritical Literacy in the Primary Classroom
Author(s) -
J. Edwin Macdonald,
Melissa Halvorsen,
Carol A Wilcox
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1703-2598
DOI - 10.26522/tl.v5i1.301
Subject(s) - action research , literacy , action (physics) , pedagogy , mathematics education , critical thinking , psychology , point (geometry) , primary education , critical literacy , mathematics , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
This report describes an action research project sponsored by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. The teacher team involved was mentored by Dr. Candace Figg and Dr. Kamini Jaipal-Jamani from the Faculty of Education Department at Brock University. The action research project entailed the development of critical literacy lessons designed for the primary classroom. Data was collected to determine the students’ knowledge of voice/voiceless, point of view, and author’s message. Results indicated that primary children are able to successfully respond critically to texts. As critical literacy is a venue for higher level thinking, the students were able to deepen their understanding of text.