I wonder if the differences come from the format. Printed text is often linear...you read from page to page to page. Websites are less linear...following links could take you anywhere in the text making it easier to skip around. Webpages are often full of text boxes, graphics and other 'asides' that can be read in any order... Jennifer ssage dated 4/18/2008 8:57:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm not sure I would agree with that--struggling readers struggle online--they just scroll through more quickly and look for pictures--more pictures on some sites do aide in comprehension. Some of our reading tests are online and the flipping back and forth can be more difficult than pencil and paper--also they can't mark on the text. I would definitely agree that we need to teach computer reading and the differences with paper **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
