An addendum to my podcast on Music Literacy - here I explain how ELA strategies for poetry can and should be adapted to teaching music as a form of literature.

References:
Bowmer, M.E. & Curwood, J.S. (2016). From Keats to Kanye: Romantic Poetry and  Popular Culture in the Secondary English Classroom. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 60(2). pp. 141-149.
Burr, J.C. (2017). Springsteen, spoken word, and social justice: Engaging students in activism through songs and poetry. The English Journal, 106(6). pp. 61-66.
Kelly, L.L. (2013). Hip-hop literature: The politics, poetics, and power of hip-hop in the English classroom. The English Journal, 102(5). pp. 51-56.

Music Literacy Readings

My take on how developing reading literacy is a lot like starting to work out - it takes more time(and a lot of frustration and energy) to get used to than you probably expect.

References:
Appleman, D. (2010). Adolescent Literacy and the Teaching of Reading: Lessons for Teachers of Literature. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Filkins, S. (2013). Rethinking adolescent reading assessment: From accountability to care. The English Journal, 103(1). pp. 48-53.

Reading Literacy

My take on why writing literacy is crucial as a means to allow students to validate their own experiences.

References:
Winn, M. T. & Johnson, L.P. (2011). Writing instruction in the culturally relevant classroom. Urbana, IL: NCTE.

Writing Literacy

My explanation of how today's youth lack political literacy - and how this limits their understanding of their context and their opportunities.

References:
Fisch, A.A. & Chenelle, S. (2016). Using nonfiction to enhance our teaching of literature.The English Journal, 105(4). pp. 31-36.
Lloyd, R.M. & Werstch, S. (2016). “Why doesn’t anyone know this story?”: Integrating critical literacy and informational reading. The English Journal, 105(4). pp. 24-30.

Political Literacy

My take on why music literacy is so important in our modern, digital age.

Music Literacy

My take on what it means to be culturally literate - and why that is so important.

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