The literacy crisis has been discussed for a long time, but critical literacy and its significance are discussed less frequently. What is critical literacy, and why is it important for society?

What is lost if critical literacy withers? And how can children’s critical literacy be promoted?

Discussing the topic are Emmi Jäkkö, Executive Director of the Finnish Reading Center, and long-time children’s and youth literature critic and researcher Päivi Heikkilä-Halttunen.