3. Schema theory states
that individuals will
draw on their
knowledge of the world
in order to help them
understand what they
read.
4. Socio-cultural theory
suggests that people's
experiences at home, at
school, and in their
communities can
influence their reading
development.
5. Identity theory suggests
that how students read texts
and apply reading
instruction will be
connected to how they
identify themselves as
readers
6. Popular technology writer
Nicholas Carr recently
suggested that we are at a
turning point in the history of
modern literate society as
books and book reading are
7. There are no reading genes.
Rather, reading is a cultural
activity that has undergone
profound changes since its
inception.
8. The cognitive neuroscientist
Maryanne Wolf (2008) has
suggested that we are
experiencing a shift from
the reading brain, which has
been a hallmark of the human
9. Literate people across societies
throughout the world are reading
digital screens on a regular basis.
And all readers, including expert
readers —such as university
students and scholars — tend to
10. Web site designers know very
well that people generally do not
read much online. Web site
users/readers tend to browse
pages rapidly.
(Nielsen, 2008; Weinreich, et al.,
