New Literacy Studies

Using Technology to Support Traditional Literacy

Teachers face a challenge in promoting traditional literacy when their students are far more adept at texting or instant messaging. How can students, particularly those in middle and high school, become interested in traditional literacy, and why should they? The latter is one of the most frequent questions teachers hear: “Why should I? What good [...]

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The Expanding Role of Digital Literacy in the Traditional Classroom

What is traditional literacy? Even just ten to twenty years ago, that would have been an odd question. Traditional literacy meant the ability to read and write. But now, we have digital literacy – the ability to navigate online and use new technology and programs with ease. The difficulty is that overburdened teachers have the [...]

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Online Reading Comprehension for Kids

Online reading comprehension for kids is not the same as reading on paper. That may seem self-evident, but the skills involved are entirely different, as are the intentions with which internet users read. Online reading is non-linear, based more on skimming than deep reading. Jakob Nielsen, a usability expert and consultant, calls this “information foraging.” [...]

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Reading in the Internet World

Online reading comprehension practice is a necessary component for the development of reading skills. PJ O’Rourke said, “Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” For teachers, this may mean reading a great novel, a biography of someone you’ve always admired, a poem. For students, however, [...]

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How and When to Teach Children a Second Language

The earlier the better for children learning a second language. If you attended high school in the United States, then you may have dreaded the year when you were forced to learn another language; the problem centers around the need for this requirement to be introduced years early by children learning a second language at [...]

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Pros and Cons of Top Literacy Intervention Programs

Literacy intervention programs are in high demand because of an increasing number of students getting to high school in record numbers who do not know how to read. These programs are revolutionizing education while giving students and parents the needed tools to be successful in the classroom by working smarter. What is a literacy intervention [...]

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Understanding New Media Literacies in a Paperless World

New media literacies have taken over the literacy world! The time has come for teachers and parents to stop marveling at how adept the younger generation has become with self-taught technology and start incorporating their skills into a global learning experience. Instead of deploring the way that computers are destroying traditional classical teaching, new media [...]

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