This chapter suggests that a dual-level theory of new literacies is a useful approach to theory
building in a world where the nature of literacy continuously changes. It begins by making a …

Is there an achievement gap for online reading ability based on income inequality that is
separate from the achievement gap in traditional, offline reading? This possibility was …

Now in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Reading charts the field of reading (first
and second language) systematically and coherently for the benefit of language teaching …

Given the significance of questioning as a high-level cognitive strategy in language teaching
and learning in the literature on TEFL as well as in education in general, this study sought to …

The authors examined how motivational and cognitive variables predict reading
comprehension, and whether each predictor variable adds unique explanatory power when …

Reading comprehension is strongly associated with academic achievement, including
science achievement. A better understanding of reading comprehension processes in …

Promoting students' comprehension level is a global concern in education. For example,
researchers report on students' low-level of achievement in reading comprehension in …

This commentary explores a central issue for our times, online reading comprehension. It
first defines three issues that have largely gone unnoticed as the Internet enters our …

Three important international assessment initiatives, the Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA), the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) …

What Is New About The New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension? Page 1 1 What Is
New About The New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension? Donald J. Leu, Lisa …