{"product_id":"9781571108753","title":"Many Texts, Many Voices: Teaching Literacy and Social Action to Young Learners in a Digital Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn any given day, a visitor to Mary Shorey's classroom will find elementary students using a variety of learning tools, from books to wikis and blogs, to pose critical questions about the world and take action to make a difference in the lives of others. Whether sponsoring a book drive for victims of Hurricane Katrina, using a multimedia presentation to persuade the principal to adopt their recycling plan, or challenging a senior citizen's eviction, it's all in a day's work for Mary's students. Her young learners are becoming conscious consumers, creative thinkers, and effective communicators even while fulfilling the mandated curriculum and Common Core Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Shorey and coauthor Penny Silvers write in \u003ci\u003eMany Texts, Many Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Critical literacy requires that the reader\/consumer examine multiple perspectives and ask, 'Whose interests are being served?' and 'Whose voice is heard—or silenced?'...Rather than an addition to a lesson or curriculum, critical literacy is a way of thinking, communicating, analyzing, and living a literate life. Critical literacy also implies the possibility of taking some kind of social action in order to support a belief, make a difference, or simply help during a time of need.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways mindful of what is appropriate for young children, Shorey and Silvers continually search for opportunities to embed critical literacy and inquiry in the everyday lives of primary students. Through a rich array of rubrics, sample lessons, text sets, unit designs, and professional resources, Silvers and Shorey share their reflective practices so that all teachers can use print, visual, and digital tools to transform student learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stenhouse Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064165384432,"sku":"9781571108753","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571108753_p0.jpg?v=1763791131","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571108753","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}