Adaptive Educational Technologies for Literacy Instruction

This book unquestionably achieves Crossley and McNamara's goal of providing an invaluable resource for all those invested in improving the literacy skills of K-12 students and adults with reading and writing needs. The contributors-a virtual who's-who in literacy and technology research-demonstrate not only the feasibility and utility of their tested technological systems, but also the many benefits accrued from their implementation. In light of the ever-expanding diversity in classrooms, the increasing assessment pressures on educators, and the growing demand for specialized technology knowledge, the information captured in this book is unparalleled. Every school administrator, every educational technologist, and every literacy researcher should learn from the critical information it conveys. --Patricia A. Alexander, Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy and Director of the Disciplined Reading and Learning Research Laboratory, University of Maryland, USA Adaptive Educational Technologies for Literacy Instruction is an exciting resource for anyone wishing to make informed decisions about technology supports for reading and writing. The book identifies deliberate practice, individualized feedback, and strategy training as key components of literacy instruction. By describing the most promising current and emerging technologies this book will help teachers, decision makers, and researchers take advantage of technology for literacy instruction. --Marcia C. Linn, Professor of Development and Cognition in the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, USA