Teaching ELA for CHANGE

Simply put, critical literacy pedagogy (CLP) is an approach to teaching inspired by critical theory. CLP is anything but simple, though, so let's look at each word in the term to understand this concept fully: First, critical refers to critical theory . "Critical theory" is an umbrella term for many different theories (e.g., critical race theory, feminist theory, queer theory) that inspire people to question taken-for-granted assumptions and to challenge the dominant messages