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21 Jan 09

Reading Online - Articles: Jumping off the Page

A project to provide students with "considerate text" and thoughtful assignments to see if they improved comprehension yielded recommendations about the nature of considerate text and good teaching assignments.

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Making text more accessible - 1) "considerate text" and 2) assignments that require engagement and critical thinking on the part of students - bastiani on 2009-01-13

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Textbook designers contribute to the problem by designing “inconsiderate texts”
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- the provision of remedial support outside of the general education classroom in many cases results in students falling further behind
- adaptation of instructional materials
- tremendous burden on teachers
- Make TTS available to support reading
  Provide sequential on-screen text highlighting, to be used alone or synchronized with TTS
  Make available a launch page for each chapter, with options for presentation of text, images, and other content elements
  Make available the option to display digital text in a single column
  Provide an option to view the text, images, charts, sidebars, and other elements simultaneously, as they would appear in a printed textbook (as an example, scroll through this view of the Farm Life and the Dustbowl section)
  Provide the option to select a simplified presentation of textbook material, in which images, charts, sidebars, and other elements are represented by relatively simple icons (scroll through this view)
  Include both text and graphics in each icon, and keep the location of these links consistent (example)
  Make available an outline of each chapter that readers can use either as an organizer before reading or as a succinct statement of key points for studying
  Embed relevant video clips directly in the chapter, reachable via a linked icon or embedded image of the video itself (Note: If your browser is Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher, you will require the QuickTime plug-in to view the video clips in the linked example)
  Make digital and printed content consistent in appearance, to facilitate students’ use of both the textbook’s and the computer’s presentation (example)
- The students did not find concept mapping as helpful or engaging as the other three assignments
- it is likely that the response would have been more positive had training been more adequate.
- Flexible presentation of content, including the capacity to have the computer read the text aloud, makes it possible for individuals to structure learning activities to suit their particular needs.
  The ease with which one can locate specific information such as dates or terms within large sections of text greatly facilitates fact finding.
  The portability offered by a compact disc or Internet version of the content frees students from the need to carry a bulky textbook.
- technical glitches
- disadvantage
- students who do not have computers in their homes
- Limitations
- One-on-one training was provided at the onset and at intervals during the project, but did not result in the teacher acquiring the skills and confidence necessary to use the technology effectively with students.
- computers
- generally unusable because they were shared
- underestimated the amount of training and practice required

AwesomeStories.com, The Story Place of the Web

Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see thousands of hand-selected and relevant links to pictures, artifacts, manuscripts, documents and other primary sources, IN CONTEXT, within each story. The first eight chapters of every story are available to all.

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20 Jan 09

Reading Online - Electronic Classroom: The Exploring Literacy on the Internet Department from RT

how does reading on the Internet compare to traditional reading? What new skills must students have in the Internet age?

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Nonlinear hypertext.
Multiple-media texts.
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- Interactive texts.
- With traditional texts, prereading thought processes focus on questions such as the following: What will happen next? What do I know about this topic? What is the author's purpose? What do I expect to learn from this text?
- new comprehension processes are required for these electronic text environments
- Within interactive Web-based environments, however, proficient readers also need to plan answers to questions like these: How should I navigate this information? How can I expect to interact with this environment? What is my role or task in this activity? How can I add to this body of knowledge?
- Broadened Understandings of the Social Context

Learning Resources

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13 Jan 09

Learning Resources

Learning Resources is designed to help adults improve basic skills like reading and spelling using real-life stories on topics of interest to adults.

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03 Jan 09

UDL Editions by CAST

UDL Editions take advantage of the flexibility of digital media to reach and engage all learners. Leveled supports and the Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner, ages 10 and up.

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17 Oct 07

The Diary of Opal Whiteley

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Supported text including navigational, explanatory, and other supports.
- bastiani on 2007-10-17

14 Oct 07

SupportedText » home

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classroom_examples supported_text wiki

Wiki used as an example of a collaborative writing project at Closing the Gap 2007, PC-15 "Digial Literacies" with Denise DeCoste and Linda Bastiani Wilson. Participants of this workshop collaborated to write definitions of supported text and provide examples of the 11 elements of supported text.
- bastiani on 2007-10-14

07 Oct 07