Donald Leu

Definition of literacy-"change defines literacy"

ICT-Information and Communication Technology

Current Assumption of Reading Comprehension

Internet-our defining characteristic

Ever fully comprehended?

Characteristics
1."New potentials to literacy task"
2. Participation
3. Deictic-context dependent
4. Multimodal; multifaceted

Online Reading Comprehension

1.       Identifying ?s-Internet used to solve prob.-makes reading different

2.       Locating info.-pertinent-search engines-NOT intuitive (good indicator)

a.       How to use google (search engines)

b.      Reading results

c.       Reading web page to locate info

d.      Inference info is on site 

3.       Analyzing info.-often fooled by legit or not

a.       Understanding-sense

b.      Relevancy-meet needs

c.       Accuracy-verify with reliable source?

d.      Reliability-trust it?

e.      bias-author

4.       Synthesizing info-two ways *intertextuality

a.       Meaning of text (same as print)

b.      Construct texts as read-links to follow, 

websites to choose

5.       Communicating info-many, own set of strategies 

-Interdependency-no one can learn it all

-Role Shift for teachers
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