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Learning to Read in a Digital WorldEdited by Mirit Barzillai, Jenny Thomson, Sascha Schroeder and Paul van den Broek
[Studies in Written Language and Literacy 17] 2018
► pp. 121–140
Affordances and challenges of digital reading for individuals with different learning profiles
Gal Ben-Yehudah | Open University of Israel
Jarkko Hautala | University of Jyväskylä
Susana Padeliadu | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Faye Antoniou | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Zuzana Petrová | Trnava University
Paavo H. T. Leppänen | University of Jyväskylä
Mirit Barzillai | University of Haifa
The ability to successfully learn using digital media is becoming one of the most important skills for students of the 21st century and requires a range of cognitive and metacognitive skills. Children with learning disabilities, however, often have weaknesses with these skills, and may experience difficulties reading and understanding texts presented digitally. On the other hand, digital texts allow for different supports that may be beneficial for children with learning disabilities. Thus, it is important to examine the influence of digital environments on the reading abilities of individuals with specific learning difficulties. In this chapter, we review both the challenges and affordances of digital environments for individuals with reading difficulties and attention deficits. We then examine the contribution of digital interventions and electronic books to the promotion of literacy skills in these populations. We conclude with a call for more rigorous research to understand the challenges that children with different learning profiles face when learning with digital materials.
Published online: 09 August 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/swll.17.05ben
https://doi.org/10.1075/swll.17.05ben
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