Are Computers, Smartphones, and the Internet a Boon or a Barrier for the Weaker Reader?

Autor/inn/en	Alvermann, Donna E.; Harrison, Colin
Titel	Are Computers, Smartphones, and the Internet a Boon or a Barrier for the Weaker Reader?
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 60 (2016) 2, S.221-225 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1002/jaal.569
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Handheld Devices; Reading Achievement; Reading Habits; Electronic Learning; Reading Difficulties; Internet; Access to Computers; Mass Media Effects; Mass Media Use; Influence of Technology; Multilingual Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseleistung; Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Mediennutzung; Multilingualism; Materials; Mehrsprachiges Wörterbuch
Abstract	If boys are spending nine hours a day media multitasking and prefer computers to books, shouldn't they be successful at online learning? Yet, it is not so simple. Online learning requires online reading, which means that boys, who are significantly poorer readers than girls in every nation in the world, may well be struggling to keep up. Text-to-speech software and many other online tools would seem to offer personalized support for weaker readers, but there is growing evidence that even with multimedia texts, the sheer volume of curricular material can be too great. Add to this the fact that an online student may not have access to the learning that can come from group interaction, nor to the social and emotional support that can come from peers or a teacher, and the online reader could be heading for a learning apocalypse. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01