2010
DOI: 10.1598/rt.63.6.5
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A Critical Literacy Perspective for Teaching and Learning Social Studies

Abstract: In a time of increasing plurality in today's public schools, it is essential that students become critically competent citizens by examining current and historical social justice issues. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide the research, theory, and practice for teachers to help students take a critical stance as they read and respond to social studies material. It begins with a thorough rationale focusing on two areas: 1) the need to examine social studies from a global perspective and 2) the need to … Show more

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“…Some students struggle in social studies because they are disengaged, disinterested, and disconnected from classroom instruction. When students have the opportunity to bring their life experiences into the classroom, and teachers provide instructional activities for students to examine multiple perspectives and plan for student conversation allowing engagement in realworld activities, high levels of engagement are fostered (Soares & Wood, 2010). Literacy strategies allow students to engage with relevant reading materials from varied sources including current events and reading materials written from varied perspectives and for various purposes.…”
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“…Some students struggle in social studies because they are disengaged, disinterested, and disconnected from classroom instruction. When students have the opportunity to bring their life experiences into the classroom, and teachers provide instructional activities for students to examine multiple perspectives and plan for student conversation allowing engagement in realworld activities, high levels of engagement are fostered (Soares & Wood, 2010). Literacy strategies allow students to engage with relevant reading materials from varied sources including current events and reading materials written from varied perspectives and for various purposes.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Across academic disciplines, the practice of learning through literacy has increased as digital texts, WebQuests, online tutorials, and interactive websites have transformed direction instruction approaches to teaching and learning. Soares and Wood (2010) affirmed literacy and content converge in social studies courses with the goal of developing in students the capacity for critical thinking within a global society.…”
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“…Freire ( /1993 focuses on the power and the importance of working for social change. Beck (2005), Minott (2011), Soares and Wood (2010), and Wallowitz (2008) agree that social change must be a factor of critical literacy. Behrman (2006) states that an education in critical literacy fosters "social justice by allowing students to recognize how language is affected by and affects social relations" (p. 490).…”
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