The New Basics: Learning to Read in a Multi-Media World.

Mackey, Margaret

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Publication Date: 1994

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The New Basics: Learning to Read in a Multi-Media World.

Mackey, Margaret

English in Education, v28 n1 p9-19 Spr 1994

Argues that reading for students today is drastically changed from that learned by students of generations past, primarily as a result of mass media and their effects. Shows how reading in a multimedia world is a complex and subtle enterprise. Illustrates the point with a case study of a five-year-old reader. (HB)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Cultural Context, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Mass Media Effects, Preschool Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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