This article discusses digital media and its potential effects on emergent literacy skills development for young children. While the impact of digital media exposure on children's emergent literacy development is largely unknown, it is becoming a significant issue, as more and more young children throughout the world observe and use various forms…

This paper briefly chronicles the marriage of technology and reading instruction and then turns to focus on Web-based reading instruction. Issues are discussed that relate to reading effectiveness research, the U.S. No Child Left Behind legislation, the U.S. National Educational Technology Effectiveness Study, and the state of Web-based reading…

Defines hypermedia and hypertext and discusses possible applications for children's education and adult learning. Topics discussed include learner control; language readiness and beginning reading for children; adult literacy; reading to learn in content areas; writing applications; and hypertext study guides for handicapped learners. (seven…

Discusses the uses of multimedia, telecommunications, and word processing and desktop publishing in middle school reading education and examines three issues that affect teachers' opportunities to compete with popular culture's media: implementation, integration, and impact on achievement. (Author/LRW)