Theories of Digital Reading
摘要
This chapter aims to provide teachers with a brief overview of the current research on what digital reading entails, the differences between print-based reading and on-screen reading, and what skills are required for digital reading. This chapter will serve as a frame of reference for the rest of the book. Reading comprehension is, in essence, the same when reading digitally or on paper. However, digital texts have a number of characteristics that require a different approach or additional skills when reading. In addition, when searching the internet for information for school assignments, students have to search for and read multiple digital texts. Multiple document reading entails navigating and searching for information, reading texts and evaluating them on their relevance and reliability, and integrating information from a variety of different texts. Finally, we describe the four dimensions of digital inclusion and their importance in schools for preparing students for digital society.