Abstract of

Issues and Trends in Literacy
Approaching the Unavoidable: Literacy Instruction and the Internet

Jacquelynn A. Malloy

Linda B. Gambrell

Searching, reading, and constructing meaning from Internet sources are not only leisure-time activities for many of our students, but also requisite skills for learning and researching in the middle and upper grades. The differences between comprehending what is read in printed versus online texts are discussed in this column, as are the reading strategies that can apply to both. The authors highlight resources that will assist teachers in framing and preparing Internet-inclusive instruction in their elementary classrooms. Teachers are encouraged to harness the interesting and motivating aspects of Internet use as a way to prepare students for the technological advances that have become a part of our schools and our lives.

Abstract from Malloy, J.A., & Gambrell, L.B. (2006, February). Approaching the Unavoidable: Literacy Instruction and the Internet. The Reading Teacher, 59(5), 482–484. doi: 10.1598/RT.59.5.8