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The Shifting Landscape of Text and How It Is Comprehended
Textbooks and Educational Media: Perspectives from Subject Education, pp.47-58
IARTEM Conference, 13th (Berlin, Germany, 11/09/2015 - 13/09/2015)
06/08/2021
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Abstract
Literacy is a critical foundation for individual, community and economic growth. Whilst English is a rich language used effectively by its many successful users, its complex spelling system wreaks havoc for at-risk and struggling readers. Anglophone nations have excessive numbers of struggling readers who achieve limited success as evident in results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Progress in International Reading Study (PIRLS) studies. This chapter considers the reading and literacy skills needed in a digital world. It explores the orthographies nations use and how these impact students’ reading and writing development. Issues relevant for text designers and developers to strengthen comprehension are discussed.
Details
- Title
- The Shifting Landscape of Text and How It Is Comprehended
- Creators
- Bruce Knight - Central Queensland UniversitySusan A. Galletly
- Publication Details
- Textbooks and Educational Media: Perspectives from Subject Education, pp.47-58
- Conference
- IARTEM Conference, 13th (Berlin, Germany, 11/09/2015 - 13/09/2015)
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Identifiers
- 991013143425702368
- Copyright
- © 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding