Educating for Critical Democratic Literacy

Integrating Social Studies and Literacy in the Elementary Classroom

Bibliographic Data

ID19902393
AuthorsKathryn M Obenchain (0000-0002-0634-2525), Julie L Pennington (0000-0002-2110-3207, Purdue University West Lafayette)
Year2015
Publication date2015-03-27
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEducating for Critical Democratic Literacy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315747903
OpenAlexW3047609759
ISBN9781315747903
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Educating for Critical Democratic Literacy educates pre and in-service elementary school teachers in teaching four key civics concepts through social studies and literacy integration. Written together by both literacy and social studies experts, it is based on a conceptual revision of the notions of civic education and critical literacy called "Critical Democratic Literacy" (CDL). The authors’ dual expertise allows them to effectively detail the applications of their knowledge for teachers, from lesson conception to implementation to assessment. Part I explains the theory and basic principles of CDL and provides background information on the role of democracy in education. Part II consists of four sample lessons designed using the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) C3 Framework and the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts (CSS ELA) standards. Part III includes a primer explaining the four civic concepts that frame the book. Fully aligned to both the CCSS ELA and NCSS C3 Framework, this timely resource provides future and current teachers with specific lessons and tools, as well as the skills to develop their own rigorous, integrated units of study

Critical literacy · Democracy · Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law

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