Learning About Media Literacy

"A YA Nonfiction book about the history of Fake News and tips for how to spot it"--

"The focus on fake news, "alternative facts," and general media mendacity distracts us from a very real educational challenge: teaching students the skills and dispositions that make them careful and thorough researchers. This is hard work, nd there are no easy recipes to facilitate the process. However, with carefully scaffolded lessons that nurture students to become increasingly savvy inquirers, readers, and writers, librarians and content area...

Democracy depends on a well-informed, discerning electorate, equipped to judge the validity of the information available. In this first episode, Ms. Susman-Peña and her esteemed colleagues at IREX delve into the concepts of misinformation and disinformation, and explain the critical ways in which falsehoods, slander, prejudice, and bad ideas can threaten American democracy.

Media is everywhere. Even the youngest readers need to know how to interact with it. Straightforward text and clear photographs gives readers the tools they need to evaluate and understand media.