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ERIC Number: EJ650987
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
The Critical Literacy Process: Guidelines for Examining Books.
Boutte, Gloria Swindler
Childhood Education, v78 n3 p147-52 Spr 2002
Recommends that children, teachers, and parents critically read children's literature to identify and clarify ideological perspectives. Lists types of books for multicultural collections, presents guidelines for critical discussions about books, and identifies types of biases in books. Suggests that children's books open multiple perspectives depending on the reader's experience. (DLH)
Descriptors: Bias, Books, Childrens Literature, Critical Reading, Cultural Pluralism, Ideology, Literacy, Literary Criticism, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Material Selection, Reading Materials, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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