Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry (Solving Problems in the Teachng of Literacy) - Hardcover

Dobler, Elizabeth; Eagleton, Maya B.

 
9781593853617: Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry (Solving Problems in the Teachng of Literacy)

Synopsis

Packed with ideas and instructional activities that cut across all content areas, this engaging book provides a comprehensive framework for promoting vital Web literacy skills in grades 3–8. Teacher-friendly special features include helpful graphics, sidebars, practical tips, and nearly 100 reproducibles. Using a research-based, classroom-tested model of Internet inquiry, the authors explain the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of helping diverse learners:

Locate useful information sources on the Web
Navigate the contents of a website
Critically evaluate what they read online
Synthesize the results of an Internet inquiry
Express new knowledge in their own words

Note: The authors' website (www.ReadingTheWeb.net) features additional helpful materials: Web links keyed to each chapter, copies of the reproducibles in the book, a complete reference list, and more.

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About the Author

Maya B. Eagleton, PhD, Center for Applied Special Technology and Department of Language, Reading, and Culture, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,USA and Elizabeth Dobler, PhD, Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Education, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, USA.

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ISBN 10:  1593852177 ISBN 13:  9781593852177
Publisher: Guilford Press, 2007
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