Literacy, Media, and Education

Literacy today extends well beyond the ability to read and decode printed text: it encompasses how people make meaning across images, video, sound, data, and interactive digital environments, often simultaneously. Researchers working at the intersection of literacy, media, and education examine how these expanded forms of communication are learned, taught, and used—particularly by young people who navigate social media, games, and networked platforms as routine parts of their lives. A central concern is whether schools are keeping pace, and whether curricula designed around print are adequate for developing the critical capacities needed to evaluate, produce, and participate in a media-saturated world. Open questions include how to measure competence across such diverse modes, how power and access shape who gets to be a literate participant, and what pedagogical approaches best support both creative expression and critical skepticism toward media messages.

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Multimodal LiteracyNew LiteraciesMedia LiteracyDigital LiteracyParticipatory CultureYouth Engagement