Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk

Arguing that literacy is crucial for integration into modern society, this book focuses on the uses of technology in supporting and advancing literacy in at-risk groups such as those with learning disabilities, low socioeconomic status and minority ethnicity.

Presenting cutting-edge studies from various countries into the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the literacy acquisition of at-risk children, this volume focuses specifically on the utility of technology in supporting and advancing literacy among the relevant populations. These include a range of at-risk groups such as those with learning disabilities, low socioeconomic status, and minority ethnicity. Arguing that literacy is a key requirement for integration into any modern society, the book outlines new ways in which educators and researchers can overcome the difficulties faced by children in these at-risk groups. It also reflects the rapid development of technology in this field, which in turn necessitates the accumulation of fresh research evidence.

Presents cutting-edge studies on the use of technology in teaching literacy to children at risk Includes research findings on education to children with various types of learning difficulties Includes a presentation of research-based methods to advance literacy in special needs students Offers sections on children from different age groups

Inhalt

Introduction: Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk .- Early Childhood 1. Effects of an Adaptive Game on Early Literacy Skills in At Risk Populations .- 2. Giving All Children a Good Start: The Effects of an Embedded Multimedia Intervention for Narrowing the Vocabulary Gap Before Kindergarten .- 3. Video Storybooks A Way to Empower Children at Risk .- 4. Print to Pixel: Foundations of an E-Book Instructional Model in Early Literacy .- 5. What Can Better Support Low SES Children's Emergent Reading? Reading E-Books and Printed Books with and without Adult Mediation .- 6.The Effects of Multimedia on Early Literacy Development of Children at Risk: A Meta-Analysis .- School Children 7. Teachers' Use of Assessment to Instruction (A2i) Software and Third Graders' Reading Comprehension Gains .- 8. An Online Learning Community as Support for A1- Risk Students' Literacy Growth-Findings, Implications, and Challenges .- 9. Stimulating Self-regulated Learning in Hypermedia to Support Mathematical Literacy of Lower-achieving Students .- Special Educational Needs 10. Promoting Emergent Literacy of Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities: Do E-books Make a Difference? .- 11. Early Literacy Interventions using ICT in Children with SLI .- 12. Making a Difference: Using Laptops as a Support for Spelling Improvement among Students with Learning Disability .- 13. Nonliteral Comprehension Deficits in Children with Learning Disabilities: Implications of Brain Imaging Technology .- 14. Use of Technology for Literacy Acquisition among Children with Communication Difficulties.