E-Readers: Powering up for Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Miranda, Twyla; Johnson, Kary A.; Rossi-Williams, Dara
Titel	E-Readers: Powering up for Engagement
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 69 (2012)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Books; School Libraries; Classrooms; Influence of Technology; Electronic Publishing; Handheld Devices; Middle School Students; Reading Ability; Reading Difficulties; Technology Uses in Education; Supplementary Reading Materials; Reading Improvement; Reading Motivation; Reader Text Relationship; Learner Engagement; English Language Learners; Sustained Silent Reading; Texas; Motivation to Read Profile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; School library; Schulbibliothek; Classroom; Klassenraum; Elektronisches Publizieren; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Reading materials; Lesekartei; Lesemotivation; Stilles Lesen
Abstract	E-readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook are beginning to make their way into school libraries and classrooms. It's about time. E-readers have tremendous potential to entice reluctant readers to read more. A study that the authors recently conducted among low-reading-ability middle school students demonstrated that potential. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades became more engaged and motivated during their scheduled silent sustained reading periods when they were given the opportunity to use e-readers. This article discusses the benefits of e-readers, which include the following: (1) motivation; (2) easy response to text; (3) extra support for English language learners; (4) increased confidence with technology; and (5) economic advantages. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10