Critical Literacy

Critical Literacy

Why in the EFL classroom

Analytical skills

How can be in the EFL classroom

Critical literacy promotes reflection, transformation and action

Encourage students to be active participants in the reading process

Students can make desicions on what needs to be including in writing

CL requires students to analyze and evaluate texts, which produce a complete process of understanding

With CL the text becomes an interactive tool to discover hidden messages

National/state standards

It spans across the curriculum and goes beyond teaching and learning to everyday experiences

Multiple modes of expression

5-step direct instruction process. What is and how to use the strategy, create responses to the text and reflect

Strategies

Using problem posing

Bookmarks

Story mapping

Reporting or retelling

Connection steems

Switching

Looking for alternatives