\u003cp\u003eThis innovative resource describes how teachers can help students employ \u0026ldquo;literacy tools\u0026rdquo; across the curriculum to foster learning. The authors demonstrate how literacy tools such as narratives, question-asking, spoken-word poetry, drama, writing, digital communication, images, and video encourage critical inquiry in the 5â12 classroom. This dynamic text will inspire teachers to:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWork together to create richer and more equitable literacy curricula.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevelop purpose-driven activities and projects.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIdentify and showcase students\u0026rsquo; strengths through their use of literacy tools.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFoster learning and critical inquiry across the content areas.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUse \u0026ldquo;change-based assessment\u0026rdquo; to encourage student reflection and growth.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Beach\u003c/strong\u003e is professor of English education at the University of Minnesota. \u003cstrong\u003eGerald Campano\u003c/strong\u003e is an assistant professor at Indiana University, Bloomington. \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Edmiston\u003c/strong\u003e is associate professor of teaching and learning at The Ohio State University. \u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Borgmann\u003c/strong\u003e has worked as a high school English teacher, a literacy coach, a Kâ12 teaching artist, and as director of \u0026ldquo;The Juno Collective,\u0026rdquo; which centers on literacy through the arts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;This book is a well-thought-out answer to the question I am constantly asked by teachers, \u0026lsquo;What does critical literacy mean in terms of what I might consider doing differently in my classroom?\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; \u003cbr /\u003e\u0026#8212;From the Foreword by\u003cstrong\u003e Jerome C. Harste\u003c/strong\u003e, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, Bloomington.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;A unique blend of digital literacy tools with traditional forms. \u003cem\u003eLiteracy Tools in the Classroom\u003c/em\u003e ushers us into a 21st-century vision of literacy education\u0026#8212;a fine and flexible view\u0026#8212;through compelling narratives of educational possibility.\u0026rdquo; \u003cbr /\u003e\u0026#8212;\u003cstrong\u003eShelby A. Wolf\u003c/strong\u003e, University of Colorado at Boulder, author of \u003cem\u003eInterpreting Literature with Children\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;The promise of this book reflects the dedication of youth and adults to collaborate for change and imagine the expansive possibilities of multimodal communicative forms in their ongoing search for increased understandings of self across multiple spaces.\u0026rdquo; \u003cbr /\u003e\u0026#8212;\u003cstrong\u003eValerie Kinloch\u003c/strong\u003e, School of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, author of \u003cem\u003eHarlem on Our Minds\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e
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