“Progress has been slow but steady,” she says. “We decided that we first needed to create more awareness around media literacy if we wanted legislation to succeed in the state.”ĭespite these setbacks, Lipkin of the National Association for Media Literacy Education is optimistic. She is part of the Missouri-based Gateway Media Literacy Partners. “We got blank stares,” Donnell Probst says. In Missouri, most legislators were not receptive to similar efforts. Lawmakers in Arizona and Virginia proposed bills. Not every state has gone as far as Connecticut and others to support media literacy. A 2017 study by Common Sense found that just 44% of kids feel they can accurately spot fake news. (verb) By looking at the chart, students should be able to discern the number of cookies the bakery sold in August. To understand to see or understand something as separate and distinct sources and discern × discern FATCAMERA/GETTY IMAGES (adjective) Maria said her dog ate her homework, but Mrs. The goal is to give students the tools to identify credible × credible MIKAEL VAISANEN-GETTY IMAGES What is media literacy, exactly? “It’s thinking critically about the information we see, read, and hear,” says Kelly Mendoza of Common Sense Education. Now people are seeing media literacy as a part of a solution.” “I would have to spend 30 minutes explaining what we do. “Four years ago, people were not returning my calls,” says Michelle Lipkin of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. social media during the 2016 election fueled the media-literacy movement. (verb) Eduardo can manipulate his parents into giving him ice cream. To control something or someone in an unfair or selfish way The rise of fake news and Russia’s attempts to manipulate × manipulate SLINGSHOT/GETTY IMAGES SAHA ENTERTAINMENT/GETTY IMAGES Fact or Fiction? “Even as an adult, it’s very hard to sort it all out.”ĭIGITAL AGE Many kids read news on devices that make information available 24/7.
She proposed both of Connecticut’s bills. “It’s important for children to be able to navigate all this information,” state senator Terry Gerratana says.
The goal is to enhance student skills and push for legislation. (noun) Abram is known for his advocacy of recycling. The act of supporting a cause or proposal All are part of a movement promoted by the advocacy × advocacy SAWITREE PAMEE-EYEEM/GETTY IMAGES this type of education and provide resources to develop a statewide curriculum.Ĭonnecticut is one of several states, including Florida, Minnesota, and Washington, to strengthen media-literacy instruction. (verb) I am not going to be on the swim team this year, because I would like to prioritize track practice, instead. The laws prioritize × prioritize SOLSTOCK/GETTY IMAGES (noun) Senators voted to approve the bill. Stallworth worked with Connecticut lawmakers to craft and pass two of the country’s most far-reaching media-literacy bills × bill ANDY CLEMENT-GETTY IMAGESĪ written description of a new law that is being suggested, which lawmakers must vote on BREAKING NEWS Media literacy helps kids identify trustworthy news sources.
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