Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Instruction

This Critical Issue was coauthored by Ann Holum, Ph.D., and Jan Gahala, M.A. Holum's doctoral work on the use of interactive media to improve children's story-understanding skills sparked her ongoing interest in integrating technologies in K-12 literacy settings; she currently is an independent educational consultant. Gahala is a technical specialist in NCREL's Communications department. ISSUE: Educational technology is nudging literacy instruction beyond its oral and print-based tradition to embrace online and electronic texts as well as multimedia. Although technology promises new ways to promote literacy, educators' reactions to it have been mixed. Overview | Goals | Action Options | Pitfalls | Different Viewpoints | Cases | Contacts | References OVERVIEW: Literacy instruction traditionally refers to the teaching of basic literacy skills—reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Edyth E. Research on Technology and Literacy The "Moving Target" Problem. Audiobooks. Word Processing.

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Using technology tools to improve literacy by lyle08 Feb 2