Publication Type: Paper Presentation
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to expand the knowledge base for integrating technology with literacy instruction. This study will explore the number of presentations and the time allotted for sessions focusing on this important topic at the major national literacy conferences between the years 2000 to 2008. The study will seek to quantify specific aspects with regard to the scheduling of presentations, which typically focus on each of the five essential elements of literacy (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension) as compared with those presentations that focus on technology integration with the literacy curriculum. The overarching concern guiding this investigation is the importance of the technologically enhanced literacies, or New Literacies. The researchers aim to reveal the proportion of formats designated to the New Literacies as compared with the traditional literacy topics that are usually presented at each of the major conferences in the field of literacy.