Vacca, Vacca, & Mraz (2011) discussed how "reading texts in a digital environment is not a linear activity." I had never thoughts about how reading texts such as books tend to be done in a linear fashion while reading text online is rarely done as a linear activity. It makes complete sense to me; I just had never thought of it in that way before. I currently am homeschooling my daughter who is in kindergarten (combination of kindergarten and 1st grade material), and we have been working on integrating some of the new literacies into what she is learning this school year. We haven't worked much on searching online, but I am planning on having her work on doing a research project soon and will be working on internet searching at that time. I have let her work on the computer and she knows how to search for topics of interest to her (she's found several toys and games she wants me to buy her by searching online).
My daughter has been reading for a while now and currently reads at a 1st grade level. While teaching her to read, I have modeled and explained different reading strategies to her such as decoding, proper phrasing and fluency, making meaning, making predictions, understanding new vocabulary, and so on. Given the fact that my daughter is homeschooled, she receives plenty of one-on-one instruction and guidance. She tells me that she loves to read and wants to read and learn to read even more so that she can learn more and more things. I hope that she never looses that desire and drive and that she always finds reading an enjoyable experience that enriches her life.
References
Vacca,
R.T., Vacca, J. L. & Mraz, M. (2011). Content area reading: literacy
and learning across
the
curriculum.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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