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| Reading in the Internet Era: Toward a Medieval Mode of Understanding | ||||||
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With scarcity no longer a factor, this paper suggests the role of the reader in creating meaning will increase in the Internet era - as in the medieval 'manuscript culture.' |
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| Reading between the Lines: Using Multiliteracies to enhance Teaching and Learning | ||||||
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Through a recognition of multiple literacies, and that literacy is the responsibilty of all educators; more accessible and effective teaching and learning occurs. |
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| Bun or Fire Bun? Wily Women and Survival Slackness in Jamaican Popular Fiction | ||||||
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An examination of some popular Jamaican fiction titles suggests that notwithstanding undeniable trash elements they reflect burning societal issues and also in one case provide a surprising source of hope. |
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| Children’s Picture Books and ELLs: Comparing Minimal Style Texts | ||||||
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Participants examine features of sparse text picture books with oral-style texts, bilingual texts, interactive devices, and other features making them usable for teaching languages. |
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| From the Scriptoria to the Printing Press: A Consideration of Scholarship and Library | ||||||
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In this paper we examine constructs of library and scholarship, arguing that while world political and social events have prompted shifts in such constructs, technology has its part to play. |
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| Reading and Not Reading Don Quixote: From Printshop to Web, the Book as New Media | ||||||
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The 17th century book was as radical as the first 20th century portable media. Using Don Quixote this paper explores the impact of the book as new media. |
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| Journey of a Book: The New Media Reconstruction of a Novelistic Memoir | ||||||
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This paper outlines some of the conceptual factors involved in the transposition and visualisation of a published book when taking it into a new media framework. |
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| Promoting Intrinsic Reading: Implementing Literature Circles with Intermediate-Grade Students and Preservice Teachers | ||||||
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Preservice teachers and intermediate-grade students discover literature circles as a way to promote reading for pleasure and enjoyment. |
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| The Demise of Reading? A Meta-analysis of Reading Studies | ||||||
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This presentation will report on a meta-analysis of about a dozen major research studies on reading and literacy in the US and around the world. |
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| Engaging the Art of Peritext: From the Promise of the Index to the Allure of the Footnote | ||||||
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When searching for information in a book, many students are lost without a "Search Box." I will describe ways to engage such students in the appeal of footnotes and indices. |
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