WHAT IS MEDIA LITERACY?
Media literacy skills can help children, youth and adults:
1. Media Literacy Education requires active inquiry and critical thinking about the
messages we receive and create.
2. Media Literacy Education expands the concept of literacy (i.e., reading and
writing) to include all forms of media.
3. Media Literacy Education builds and reinforces skills for learners of all ages.
Like print literacy, those skills necessitate integrated, interactive, and repeated
practice.
4. Media Literacy Education develops informed, reflective and engaged
participants essential for a democratic society.
5. Media Literacy Education recognizes that media are a part of culture and
function as agents of socialization.