Impact of ICT on Literacy Education

<p>This authoritative landmark text examines the highly topical and important issue of ICT in literacy learning. Its distinctive focus on providing a systematic review of research in the field gives the reader an essential comprehensive overview. </p><p>As governments worldwide continue to invest heavily in ICT provisions in educational institutions this book addresses the need to gather and synthesise evidence about the impact of ICT on literacy learning.</p><p>An expert team of writers draw upon two recent reports by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development which highlighted the considerable differences between nations in the access and use of ICT to take a discursive and expansive look at the subject. </p><p>Within its wide range and scope chapters cover areas on:</p><p>* the history of literacy and ICT<br>* evidence for the effectiveness of ICT on literacy learning<br>* the impact of networked ICT on literacy learning<br>* the relationship between verbal and visual literacies.</p><p>This book will be an invaluable and informative read with international resonance for student teachers teachers academics and researchers worldwide.</p>