Defining 21st century literacy

Lisa Guernsey explains that 21st century literacy goes beyond reading words on a page. To be critical thinkers, students must learn how to process many types and forms of information.

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Lisa Guernsey

Lisa Guernsey is director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America. Her latest book, co-authored with Michael H. Levine, Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens (2015), takes readers through homes, classrooms, e-book publishers, research labs, and the app marketplace to show how educators and parents can help children grow into strong, passionate readers using media of all kinds — print, digital, and everything in between.

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