Readings of Critical Literacy

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The world of critical literacy- readings Lily McIvor Critical Literacy is the "deepest level of literacy" there is (Molden, 20007). Through Critical literacy we are given the ability to be able to adopt a 'critical' perspective towards the texts we see which plays a crucial role in enhancing knowledge and understanding. Critical literacy encourages us to actively analyse, interrogate and engage in a critical discussion of texts. This is the act of reflecting, thinking and disputing the information one is receiving. All authors write with an intended purpose; to entertain, persuade, inform, express etc. knowledge is gained from texts that inform us, theses text though can be valuable and enlightening, but can also be deceptive and untrustworthy. Through what we are reading the author has the ability to manipulate the information within the text to suit the preferred perspective. For this reason it is important that we develop a critical lens to challenge the multiple messages within those texts. This requires the readers to be able to analyse beneath the surface of the text rather than simply accepting and following the author's perspective. Of course critical literacy isn’t an entirely new concept for us. Since a young age our teachers have enforced critical literacy through our learning to give us the ability to question, investigate and challenge the relationships between language, social groups and practices over others. The significance of the ability for us adolescents to be able to become critically literate thinkers is very important. It allows us to become active thinkers and develop the ability to inquire and reflect on the societal concerns, interact and build connectedness with our life choices. Today I’d like to highlight reading practices as one of the key notions of critical Literacy. Every author constructs text for particular purposes and for a
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