New Media Literacy Series For Kids From Capstone Press
Books Empower Students to Question Media Messages

 

  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Feb. 26, 2007 – To address the need for more media literacy education resources in schools, Capstone Press recently published Media Literacy, a series of six books for students in grades 3-5. Ranging in topics from video games, movies, and music videos to magazines, television, and online media, the books teach readers a systematic way to recognize and question the influences of media messages.
  “Media literacy education is part of curriculum standards in all 50 states, yet many educators feel they lack the appropriate resources to teach these skills,” said Matt Keller, President of Capstone Press. “Students need guidance navigating through the barrage of information that reaches them every day. It’s our responsibility to help prepare them to be savvy consumers of media messages.”
  The Media Literacy series is authored by leading experts in the field, including:
 

·    Neil Anderson, executive member of the Association for Media Literacy and board member of the Media-Awareness Network

·    Dr. Stergios Botzakis, assistant professor of adolescent literacy in the Theory and Practice in Teaching Education Department at the University of Tennessee

·    Dr. Guofang Wan, professor at Ohio University and author of The Media-Savvy Student

·    Frank Baker, national speaker, advocate, and member of the National Council for Teachers of English Commission on Media

  “Movies are such a powerful and influential part of our culture. Even if you have not yet seen all of the nominated films, many of us watch the Oscars because of our emotional connection to films, storylines, and more,” said Frank Baker, author of Coming Distractions: Questioning Movies. “Several national organizations, including the National Council for Teachers of English, the International Reading Association and others, continue to recommend media literacy as a critically important component of 21st century classroom instruction.”
  Titles in the series include:

·    At the Controls: Questioning Video and Computer Games by Neil Anderson

·    Coming Distractions: Questioning Movies by Frank Baker

·    Music Madness: Questioning Music and Music Videos by Neil Anderson

·    Pretty in Print: Questioning Magazines by Stergios Botzakis

·    TV Takeover: Questioning Television by Guofang Wan

·    Virtually True: Questioning Online Media by Guofang Wan

  The series is correlated to the Information Literacy standards of the American Association for School Libraries. Each title includes five key questions to be asked of media messages. The questions were developed from core concepts of leading education organizations: Who made the message and why?; Who is the message for?; How might others view the message differently?; What is left out of the message?; and How does the message get and keep my attention?
  Each title is priced at $16.95 (School/Library) and features Try It Out! Scenarios for students to practice creating critical thinking, Reality Check sidebars with cool stories from inside the media, and Behind-the-Scenes photodiagrams.

New Media Literacy Series For Kids From Capstone Press
Books Empower Students to Question Media Messages

 

  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Feb. 26, 2007 – To address the need for more media literacy education resources in schools, Capstone Press recently published Media Literacy, a series of six books for students in grades 3-5. Ranging in topics from video games, movies, and music videos to magazines, television, and online media, the books teach readers a systematic way to recognize and question the influences of media messages.
  “Media literacy education is part of curriculum standards in all 50 states, yet many educators feel they lack the appropriate resources to teach these skills,” said Matt Keller, President of Capstone Press. “Students need guidance navigating through the barrage of information that reaches them every day. It’s our responsibility to help prepare them to be savvy consumers of media messages.”
  The Media Literacy series is authored by leading experts in the field, including:
 

·    Neil Anderson, executive member of the Association for Media Literacy and board member of the Media-Awareness Network

·    Dr. Stergios Botzakis, assistant professor of adolescent literacy in the Theory and Practice in Teaching Education Department at the University of Tennessee

·    Dr. Guofang Wan, professor at Ohio University and author of The Media-Savvy Student

·    Frank Baker, national speaker, advocate, and member of the National Council for Teachers of English Commission on Media

  “Movies are such a powerful and influential part of our culture. Even if you have not yet seen all of the nominated films, many of us watch the Oscars because of our emotional connection to films, storylines, and more,” said Frank Baker, author of Coming Distractions: Questioning Movies. “Several national organizations, including the National Council for Teachers of English, the International Reading Association and others, continue to recommend media literacy as a critically important component of 21st century classroom instruction.”
  Titles in the series include:

·    At the Controls: Questioning Video and Computer Games by Neil Anderson

·    Coming Distractions: Questioning Movies by Frank Baker

·    Music Madness: Questioning Music and Music Videos by Neil Anderson

·    Pretty in Print: Questioning Magazines by Stergios Botzakis

·    TV Takeover: Questioning Television by Guofang Wan

·    Virtually True: Questioning Online Media by Guofang Wan

  The series is correlated to the Information Literacy standards of the American Association for School Libraries. Each title includes five key questions to be asked of media messages. The questions were developed from core concepts of leading education organizations: Who made the message and why?; Who is the message for?; How might others view the message differently?; What is left out of the message?; and How does the message get and keep my attention?
  Each title is priced at $16.95 (School/Library) and features Try It Out! Scenarios for students to practice creating critical thinking, Reality Check sidebars with cool stories from inside the media, and Behind-the-Scenes photodiagrams.