Critical Inquiry and Multiliteracies in a First-Grade Classroom

This article from Language Arts (July, 2007) invites readers to journey with the authors as they come together in a community of practice with the express purpose of learning together to affect change in the primary classroom. One extended learning engagement, “Grandma Ruth,” illustrates how multiple literacies including digital, visual, and print literacies can be used to engage students in learning about and acting on a critical social issue.

Access to this article has been provided by the National Council of Teachers of English, an NCLE Stakeholder Organization.