Dr. Baker interviews Dr. Shenglan Zhang and Dr. Nell K. Duke about the role of purpose when reading online and how purpose-setting impacts comprehension. For more information about Dr. Zhang and Dr. Duke’s work see Journal of Literacy Research volume 40 number 1
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Posted by Dr. Betsy Baker, Nov 10, 2008 06:42 PM




William G Covington Jr wrote on Mar 10, 06:53 pm
I liked the approach of having students critically examine who is placing the information online and their motives for doing so. The insights in this interview will help literacy instructors know how to more effectively focus their sights to achieve their goals of improving student comprehension.