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Abstract
ABSTRACT What does it mean to “read between the lines?” In today’s society, print and nonprint texts may contain explicit or implicit messages promoting specific ideologies or biases, and future teachers need to be able to teach their students to read between the lines. Two teacher educators conducted a qualitative study in their literacy methods courses to determine if using a critical literacy graphic organizer would enable the preservice teachers to read more critically, uncover the sociopolitical issues underlying some children’s literature, and realize the potential for classroom discussions around these issues. Results indicated that although the critical literacy graphic organizer guided the preservice teachers to gain new understandings about messages contained within children’s literature, they experienced struggles with some aspects of a critical literacy approach.
期刊介绍:
Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.