Technology for Literacy Teaching and Learning

Written by a well-known expert in the field, this text shows teachers how to use computers, software, and the Internet to help students develop linguistic and visual communication skills. It examines how technology is redefining what it means to be literate, and helps in-service and pre-service teachers learn how to prepare their students to be critical thinkers and consumers of electronic messages.

Written by a well-known expert in the field, this text shows teachers how to use computers, software, and the Internet to help students develop linguistic and visual communication skills. It examines how technology is redefining what it means to be literate, and helps in-service and pre-service teachers learn how to prepare their students to be critical thinkers and consumers of electronic messages.

William J. Valmont is director of technology in the College of Education at the University of Arizona, and a professor in the Language, Reading, and Culture program. He earned his Ph.D. in Reading Education at the University of Delaware. He was chairperson of IRA's Technology and Literacy Committee for three years, with a key responsibility for integrating technology presentations into the annual international convention. In addition to leadership positions in many reading and technology groups, he was founding chair of the Arizona Distance Learning Association and spearheaded the University of Arizona's annual Teaching and Technology Conference," now in its tenth year. He is co-editor and co-author of Linking Literacy and Technology, a Guide for K-8 Classrooms, a publication of the International Reading Association."