Author: Jim Ridolfo

Jim Ridolfo is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies at the University of Kentucky. His personal website is http://rid.olfo.org.

Over the past several years, we at Subtext have talked to and observed teachers in schools at all different stages of technology integration. While some teachers have class sets of iPads or Chromebooks, others have only a few classroom computers, or access to a school computer lab. Despite these differences, we would submit a simple principle that helps teachers be successful in their efforts: When literacy instruction goes digital across the curriculum, reading can be transformed as it becomes more impactful, engaging, and effective for students. Here, we’ll share what this looks like when technology extends 6 tried-and-true reading practices,…

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