19. Valid And Reliable Assessments of Online Reading Comprehension (ORCAs) (Castek, 2008; Coiro, 2007; Henry, 2007; Leu et al., 2005; Leu, Reinking, et. al, 2007). Issues: Practicality and Stability
20. Online and Offline Reading Comprehension May Not Be Isomorphic (r=0.19, n = 89, N.S.) Leu, D. Castek, J., Hartman, D., Coiro, J., Henry, L., Kulikowich, J., Lyver, S. (2005). Online Reading Comprehension = ORCA Blog Offline Reading = Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) of Reading Comprehension
21. Additional Evidence: Predicting Online Reading Comprehension Coiro, 2007 The new literacies of online reading comprehension Offline Reading Comp.= CT State Reading Test Online Reading Comprehension = ORCA Quia R 2 Offline Reading Comprehension Additional R 2 Domain Knowledge Additional R 2 Previous Online Reading Comprehension Total R 2 Online Reading Comprehension .351* .074 .154* .579*
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27. A Model for Teaching Online Reading Comprehension: Internet Reciprocal Teaching
The cruelest irony of No Child Left Behind may be that the students who most need to be prepared at school for an online age of information are precisely those who are being prepared the least.
The work we have to do in the years ahead is not going to be easy. Click picture While our work is not easy, it is probably the most important work any of us can do to improve educational opportunities. Reading comprehension is central to learning, literacy, and life. The Internet has made it even more important than before that we provide our schools with the research evidence they need in this area to build upon their important work in the past for our children.