Reading the Web, Second Edition: Strategies for Internet Inquiry

Today's students need to know how to locate, comprehend, evaluate, and use online information efficiently and effectively. This widely used teacher guide and course text provides a framework for maximizing students' critical, creative use of the Web in grades 3-8. Research-based strategies for instruction and assessment across the content areas are clearly explained and linked to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book is packed with graphics, sidebars, lesson plans, and more than 90 reproducible handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

New to This Edition
*Incorporates state-of-the-art research and Web resources.
*Chapter on major Web 3.0 developments, such as the rise of social media and mobile devices.
*Connections to the CCSS are identified throughout.
*Stronger focus on Universal Design for Learning and differentiated instruction.
*Larger format facilitates photocopying of the updated reproducible tools.

Elizabeth Dobler, PhD, is Professor of Literacy at Emporia State University in Kansas. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in information literacy, children's literature, and language arts and also supervises student interns in the Topeka Professional Development School program. A former classroom teacher, Dr. Dobler's research interests include web literacies and reading comprehension.

Maya B. Eagleton, PhD, is Department Chair of the Teacher Education Program at Pima Community College in Arizona. She designs and teaches online and hybrid courses with a focus on elementary and middle school language arts, 21st-century literacies, and exceptional learners. Dr. Eagleton has extensive K-12 classroom experience as a Title I coordinator, reading interventionist, instructional coach, and learning supports coordinator. She has also worked as a research scientist, instructional software designer, and educational consultant.