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Using Read Alouds with Critical Literacy Literature in K-3 Classrooms

By Wendy B. Meller, Danielle Richardson, J. Amos Hatch Last updated 2025/08/22
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In this Reading Rockets article, the authors outline critical literacy and how to achieve this in your K-3 classroom using high-quality read alouds and provide a step-by-step model using an actual book.

Curriculum Connection

C3. Critical Thinking in Literacy
This article supports the teaching of Critical Thinking in Literacy and provides a step-by-step frame work for using read alouds in the classroom.
Grade(s): K 1 2 3
Topic(s): Comprehension
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  1. A great article to help educators to address strand C3 in particular of the 2023 Ontario Language curriculum. Critical literacy and read- alouds. So much great stuff to unpack here.

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