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Cervetti, Gina N.; Pearson, P. David – Reading Teacher, 2023
In their Four Resources Model, Freebody and LukeĀ (1990) described four roles that readers take as they engage with texts: the code breaker, meaning maker, text user/analyst, and text critic. In this article, we propose the addition of a fifth role, the text actor. In this role, readers engage with texts that can incite, inform, and inspire them to…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Social Change, Learner Engagement, Role
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Price-Dennis, Detra; Mapes, Noelle – Reading Teacher, 2021
In this article, we offer insights into the literacy practices that supported students' inquiry and critical media making about the role of monuments in our society. We learned that multimodal making with print-based and digital tools provided an opportunity for the students to engage in critical historical analysis of the monuments in NYC.…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Literacy, Teaching Methods, Historic Sites
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Abrams, Sandra Schamroth; Rowsell, Jennifer – Reading Teacher, 2017
Digital literacies play a foundational role in the rhythm and pattern of our lives, yet debates continue about how to harness them for educational purposes. In an effort to humanize digital literacies, this column provides a venue for research and practical applications that depict technology use as part of the fabric of being human. This…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Emotional Experience
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Lacina, Jan; Griffith, Robin – Reading Teacher, 2013
The purpose of this article is to explore ways in which blogs can support literacy communities while developing a writing community. Examples of how a classroom teacher uses blogs to strengthen the writing process is described. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Role