Promoting Reading: Using eBooks with Gifted and Advanced Readers

Prufrock Press Inc. P.O. Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813. Tel: 800-998-2208; Tel: 254-756-3337; e-mail: info@prufrock.com; Web site: http://www.prufrock.com

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Books; Electronic Publishing; Advanced Students; Educational Technology; Instructional Effectiveness; Instructional Materials; Reading Instruction; Reading Strategies; Teaching Methods; Computer Uses in Education; Reading Materials; Reading Motivation; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Academically Gifted; Underachievement

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eBooks are textual documents that have been converted and "published" in an electronic format and are displayed on eBook readers, devices, or computers using eBook software programs. This new form of book is a relatively recent addition to book styles and offers students, teachers, and schools an additional tool for the teaching of reading and the integration of reading into content areas. Using the technology resources of computers and Internet access that are already present in homes, classrooms, and libraries, parents, educators, and students can begin using eBooks with little or no cost. Gifted readers in particular can benefit from the added tools and variety afforded by eBooks. This article provides suggestions for using eBook technology to promote reading with gifted and advanced learners. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.)

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2006

EJ746309