Critical literacy is an approach to literacy that enables learners to go beyond surface understanding and explore the complex relationships between language, power, and experience. It encourages readers to question dominant discourses, uncover hidden messages, and become agents of social change. Critical literacy is an essential tool for developing higher-order thinking skills and developing capacity to engage in meaningful dialogue, which can help foster decisions that reflect social justice and the common good.

See also: citizenship education, power relation, global south, global north, human right