1st Edition

Interactive Literacy Education Facilitating Literacy Environments Through Technology

Edited By Charles K. Kinzer, Ludo Verhoeven Copyright 2007
332 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

Interactive Literacy Education combines the latest research and theory related to technology-based instructional design for children’s literacy development. It shows how technology can be used to build literacy learning environments that are compatible with  students’ cognitive and social processes. Topics addressed throughout this enlightening work include: *technology... Read more
Contents: L. Verhoeven, C.K. Kinzer, Introduction: Facilitating Literacy Environments Through Technology. Part I: Intelligent Tutoring Systems. D. Bouwhuis, A Multi-Agent Perspective on Literacy Learning Environments. B. Wise, R. Cole, S. van Vuuren, S. Schwartz, L. Snyder, N. Ngampatipatpong, J. Tuantranont, B. Pellom, Learning to Read With a Virtual Tutor: Foundations to Literacy. E. Segers, L. Verhoeven, ICT Support in Kindergarten for Children At-Risk. S.M. Williams, P.G. Fairweather, D. Nix, Speech Recognition to Support Early Literacy. J. Mostow, Automated Reading Monitoring: Considering Evaluation Purposes, Excuses, and Methods. R.S. Irausquin, L. Verhoeven, Multi-Agent Based Computer Support for Children With Reading Disabilities. Part II: Interactive Literacy Environments. L.D. Labbo, Designing Kindergarten Classroom Computer Center Literacy Activities: A Theoretical Approach. D. Sharp and the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt, From Mental Model to Lexicons: The Case of Early Literacy Software. C.K. Kinzer, D.J. Wilber, Computer Support in (Hi)story Construction: Using Technology to Scaffold Student Understanding. N. Mercer, R. Wegerif, L. Dawes, C. Sams, M. Fernandez, How Computers Can Help Children Think Together About Texts. J. Bronkhorst, H. Paus, L. Verhoeven, Examining a National, Online Community in Case-Based Preservice Education. D.J. Wilber, C.K. Kinzer, S. Lohnes, Supporting Preservice Teacher Education Through a Multimedia Case-Based Online Learning Environment.

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Charles K. Kinzer, Ludo Verhoeven