Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Reading-to-learn from subject-matter texts: A digital storytelling circle approach
Book Title
Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings: Student Perception and Experience
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9781466659827
Publication Date
4-30-2014
Keywords
Digital Storytelling Circle, education, writing, K-12 education, Directed Reading Activity
Description
Digital storytelling circles (DSCs) are multimodal platforms aimed at improving students’ comprehension of subject matter texts. In a small group, students in a DSC engage in reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, using digital tools, and manipulating texts and instructional strategies. Roles are assigned to each group member as they use the tools provided by the multimodal platform to create a digital story. Most of the literature supports the notion that the experience of creating digital stories can have a positive impact on students’ acquisition of literacy skills and their motivation to engage with the text. This chapter presents a model for using DSCs in the post-reading phase of a Directed Reading Activity (DRA). Case study findings highlight two DSCs that exhibited qualities of developing the literacy strategies necessary in reading-to-learn with complex content area texts.
Publisher
IGI Global
City
Hershey, PA
First Page
219
Last Page
242
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction | Education
NSUWorks Citation
Tobin, Maryann Tatum and Blanton, William E., "Reading-to-learn from subject-matter texts: A digital storytelling circle approach" (2014). Faculty Books and Book Chapters. 2.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_facbooks/2
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Additional Information
Editors: Rebecca S. Anderson and Clif Mims