Interactive Literacy Education

Charles K. Kinzer, Ludo Verhoeven

• Contents: L. Verhoeven, C.K. Kinzer, Introduction: Facilitating Literacy Environments Through Technology. Part I:Intelligent Tutoring Systems.D. Bouwhuis, A Multi-Agent Perspective on Literacy Learning Environments. B. Wise, R. Cole, S. van Vuuren, S. Schwartz, L. Snyder, N. Ngampatipatpong, J. Tuantranont, B. Pellom, Learning to Read With a Virtual Tutor: Foundations to Literacy. E. Segers, L. Verhoeven, ICT Support in Kindergarten for Children At-Risk. S.M. Williams, P.G. Fairweather, D. Nix, Speech Recognition to Support Early Literacy. J. Mostow, Automated Reading Monitoring: Considering Evaluation Purposes, Excuses, and Methods. R.S. Irausquin, L. Verhoeven, Multi-Agent Based Computer Support for Children With Reading Disabilities. Part II:Interactive Literacy Environments. L.D. Labbo, Designing Kindergarten Classroom Computer Center Literacy Activities: A Theoretical Approach. D. Sharp and the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt, From Mental Model to Lexicons: The Case of Early Literacy Software. C.K. Kinzer, D.J. Wilber, Computer Support in (Hi)story Construction: Using Technology to Scaffold Student Understanding. N. Mercer, R. Wegerif, L. Dawes, C. Sams, M. Fernandez, How Computers Can Help Children Think Together About Texts. J. Bronkhorst, H. Paus, L. Verhoeven, Examining a National, Online Community in Case-Based Preservice Education. D.J. Wilber, C.K. Kinzer, S. Lohnes, Supporting Preservice Teacher Education Through a Multimedia Case-Based Online Learning Environment.