| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 284 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Maryanne Wolf Introduction. The New Great Debate in reading -- Sizing up reading. What do we mean by "reading" and "reader"? -- What are you reading? -- Print reading : a gold standard? -- Reading in print versus onscreen. What research tells us : single texts -- What research tells us : multiple texts -- Strategies for effective reading onscreen -- Reading with audio. What research tells us about audio (and video) -- Strategies for effective reading with audio (and video) -- What's next? Strategizing reading in a digital world -- The road ahead |
| Summary |
"The digital revolution has transformed reading. Onscreen text, audiobooks, podcasts, and videos often replace print. We make these swaps for pleasure reading, but also in schools. How We Read Now is a ringside seat to the impact of reading medium on learning. Teachers, administrators, librarians, and policymakers need to make decisions about classroom materials. College students must weigh their options. And parents face choices for their children. Digital selections are often based on cost or convenience, not educational evidence. Current research offers essential findings about how print and digital reading compare when the aim is learning. Yet the gap between what scholars and the larger public know is huge. How We Read Now closes the gap. The book begins by sizing up the state of reading today, revealing how little reading students have been doing. The heart of the book connects research insights to practical applications. Baron draws on work from international researchers, along with results from her collaborative studies of student reading practices ranging from middle school through college. The result is an impartial view of the evidence, including where the jury is still out. The book closes with two challenges. The first is that students increasingly complain print is boring. And second, for all the educational buzz about teaching critical thinking, digital reading is inherently ill-suited for cultivating these habits of mind. Since screens and audio are now entrenched - and valuable - platforms for reading, we need to rethink how to help learners use them wisely"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 5, 2021) |
| Subject |
Reading -- Technological innovations
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Computers and literacy.
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Reading comprehension.
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Critical thinking.
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Computers and literacy
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Critical thinking
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Reading comprehension
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020044861 |
| ISBN |
9780190084103 |
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0190084103 |
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9780190084127 |
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019008412X |
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9780190084110 |
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0190084111 |
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