admin Adapting the Five Key Questions to Different Ages
To adapt media literacy to various age groups, it is helpful to know how children and young people of different…
How to Conduct a ‘Close Analysis’ of a Media ‘Text’
While getting "caught up" in a storytelling experience has been the essence of entertainment since our ancestors told tales around…
Questioning the Media
To be a functioning adult in a mediated society, one needs to be able to distinguish between different media forms…
Orthodoxy is the Enemy: Four Ways NOT to Teach Media Literacy
An orthodoxy is a strong point of view. It often starts from a philosophy or an ideology, and ends up…
What we Know about Young Children, TV and Media Violence
Psychologists, educators, and other researchers have studied how TV affects young children. Here are some of the main points they…
ABC’s of Media Literacy: What Can Pre-Schooolers Learn?
Introduction Three-year-old Hannah looks up from the television and announces that she wants to invite Cassie (the youngest dragon from…
Language of Media Literacy: A Glossary of Terms
Any specialized form of discourse has its own unique language and media literacy is no exception. Even experienced media teachers…
Media Literacy In Middle School
The National Middle School Association (NMSA) has given considerable attention to media literacy as part of our continuing effort to…
Carnegie Corporation Endorses Media Literacy Education for Young Adolescents
In Great Transitions: Preparing Adolescents for a New Century, the 1996 concluding report of the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development,…
CHILDREN: Finding Green Lessons in Fast Food
Children respond well to events such as Earth Day. Youth group projects, school lessons and community activities combined with media…