Assessing the New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension: An Informative Interview With W. Ian O'Byrne, Lisa Zawilinski, J. Greg McVerry, and Donald J. Leu at the University of Connecticut.

The article presents an interview with the members of the New Literacies Research Lab of the University of Connecticut, including W. Ian O'Byrne, Lisa Zawilinski, J. Greg McVerry, and Donald J. Leu. Discussion focuses on assessing the Internet-based reading comprehension and technological literacy i...

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Published in:	Reading Teacher Vol. 62; no. 4; pp. 354 - 358
Main Authors:	Mokhtari, Kouider, Kymes, Angel, Edwards, Patricia
Format:	Interview
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Dec2008
Subjects:	O'byrne, W. Ian Zawilinski, Lisa Mcverry, J. Greg Leu, Donald J. Reading comprehension
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The article presents an interview with the members of the New Literacies Research Lab of the University of Connecticut, including W. Ian O'Byrne, Lisa Zawilinski, J. Greg McVerry, and Donald J. Leu. Discussion focuses on assessing the Internet-based reading comprehension and technological literacy in education. Subjects discussed include the differences between online and offline reading comprehension, effective educational measures, and the lab's research projects towards these goals.