Functional Internet Literacy: Required Cognitive Skills with Implications for Instruction

Contexts of reading instruction: Implications for literacy skills and kindergarteners¬タル behavioral engagement ¬リニ

This observational study examined kindergarteners’ (n=170) exposure to literacy instruction in their classrooms (n=36), child-by-instruction interactions, and behavioral engagement in relation to literacy skills. Time spent in four instructional contextswas coded according towhomanaged children’s attention (teacher-managed, TM or child-managed, CM), and the content focus (basic skills such as t...

Literacy Independent Cognitive Assessment: Assessing Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults with Low Literacy Skills

OBJECTIVE Comprehensive neuropsychological tests are important in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with MCI; however, most were developed without consideration of illiteracy. We developed the Literacy Independent Cognitive Assessment (LICA) as a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment battery applicable to older adults who are either literate or illiterate. This study aimed to assess...

Assessment of library instruction to develop student information literacy skills.

Literacy Skills, Non-Cognitive Skills and Earnings: An Economist’s Perspective

Implications of document-level literacy skills for Web site design.

The proliferation of World Wide Web (Web) sites and the low cost of publishing information on the Web have placed a tremendous amount of information at the fingertips of millions of people. Although most of this information is at least intended to be accurate, there is much that is rumor, innuendo, urban legend, and outright falsehood. This raises problems especially for students (of all ages) ...