Reading, Writing, and Literacy 2.0 Teaching with Online Texts, Tools, and Resources, K-8 by Denise Johnson

by Denise Johnson

In today’s high-stakes testing environment, integrating technology into the curriculum is often seen as something “extra” or for use with a few special projects. With the growth in Internet use by even the youngest children, educators urgently need a practical introduction to online literacy and reading comprehension. Reading, Writing, and Literacy 2.0 offers that and more by providing tools and teaching strategies for incorporating online reading and writing into classroom learning, as well as a host of web resources that teachers can draw on to make this happen. All this without endless hours of searching! Denise Johnson’s book connects to the Common Core State Standards and is organized around the Technological Literacy Assessment of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), which focuses on three areas that characterize a technologically literate knowledge, capabilities, and critical thinking and decision making. This resource provides everything reading teachers need to begin using technology to deepen and enrich literacy learning for all students. In addition, the author maintains a companion blog to update and add helpful teaching links.Book An explanation of the concept and practices of literacy 2.0, and how it differs from literacy 1.0. Specific examples and resource links for using technology with diverse learners in the K–8 classroom, including translation sites and multilingual materials. Examples of teacher-to-student and student-to-student wiki and blog interactions. Companion blog offers ongoing support, including links to resources, new teaching tools, classroom examples, and more. “There are many things that I love about this book. It is written with a voice wise to both the opportunities and the challenges of classroom teaching. It also contains a vast number of ideas that can be immediately used in your classroom. Of course, too, it describes effective teaching of new literacies with so many new technologies. In addition, it begins by providing a clear and compelling framework to put all of the upcoming ideas into a package that will make perfect sense to any teacher.”—From the Foreword by Donald J. Leu, Neag Chair in Literacy and Technology, University of Connecticut, Neag School of Education“Written in a clear and practical format, this book weaves research-based practices across print and digital literacy worlds into engaging learning communities for younger and older readers alike. Denise Johnson’s innovative lessons and assessment ideas provide step-by-step supports for designing curriculum in a Web 2.0 world.” —Julie Coiro, University of Rhode Island

Paperback

First published April 1, 2014

About the author

I am a professor of children's literature and literacy methods courses at William & Mary. I enjoy reading, writing, and talking about books with children, teachers and anyone who will listen (so please, share your thoughts with me!)

Reviews

[Savannah Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is my favorite kind of professional development book to read--the kind where I walk away with things that I want to immediately implement in my classroom. Let me start by saying that I don't have a ton of technology in my classroom--I have a teacher computer, an overhead, and two Ipads I recently purchased. I say this only because this book is not advocating that you go out and buy the latest and greatest in technology. Instead, it offers teachers ways to implement technology into their classrooms immediately! This book is full of different lesson plans and resources that teachers can use. It is not an advocate of using technology for technology's sake. The IRT lessons in the book, as all lessons should be, start with the curriculum first. Only once the objectives have been defined does this book look to technology. "Reading, Writing, and Literacy 2.0" is all about extending teachers and students experiences with meaningful technology. A must read!