In this theoretical contribution, our purpose is to examine the nature of reading competence
as it unfolds at the present and to project that nature into the future. More specifically, we ask …

Abstract This Digital Literacies column describes the dilemma many new teachers feel as
their uses of social networking sites pose conflicts with institutional cautions regarding …

In a recent review Snow and Juel (2005) drew attention to the long history of confl ict about
the most eff ective way to teach English-speaking children how to read, a confl ict that has …

It is sometimes assumed that “digital natives” will more easily integrate new literacies into
their classrooms once they begin their careers. This study followed preservice teachers at …

Multimodality involves the orchestration of more than one mode of communication among
the linguistic, visual, spatial, aural, and gestural modes (Arola, Sheppard, & Ball, 2014) to …

Art-based reading instruction and interventions for elementary and middle school students
are growing in popularity despite scant theoretical rationale and empirical research support …

Curating a Literacy Life spotlights the idea of curation as a process for inspiring student-
centered learning with digital media. Young people need to learn to become purposeful …

There is a growing interest in multiliteracies and the processes by which nonlinguistic and
multisymbolic compositions are understood. However, as indicated by Unsworth (2008) …

Cyberbullying, an emergent problem that most students face but few report, negatively
affects students' academic and personal development, disrupts the school environment, and …

While teaching students, teachers need to be aware of the effective tools and strategies that
could make learning engaging and meaningful to them. Numerous studies claim that …