University of Alberta Dr. Mackey has been researching and teaching in the area of young people's literacies and literatures - print, media, and digital - for thirty years. She has published widely and presented in many national and international forums on these topics.
In this brief piece, Dr. Mackey explores how capable readers orchestrate many different elements of word recognition, comprehension, association, and reflection, all at the same time.
Dr. Mackey asks whether the draft “knowledge-rich” curriculum will provide children with real knowledge or if it is a “learning-poor” curriculum instead.
Dr. Margaret Mackey discusses the importance of ensuring children develop a joy of reading as part of the English Language Arts curriculum.
Professor Margaret Mackey is an academic who researches young people and their literacies – print, media, and digital. She expresses concern at the major omissions of topics crucial to the well-being of young people and to their development as citizens in a multimodal world.