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Confronting the Digital Divide: Debunking Brave New World Discourses by Rowsell, Jennifer, Morrell, Ernest, Alvermann, Donna E.

“…There is far more to the digital divide than meets the eye. In this article, the authors consolidate existing research on the digital divide to offer some…”
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Why Bother Theorizing Adolescents' Online Literacies for Classroom Practice and Research? by Alvermann, Donna E.

“…When teachers, teacher educators, and researchers tap into young people's interests in producing online content, they open themselves to appreciating a wide…”
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What Is Engagement, How Is It Different From Motivation, and How Can I Promote It? by Harrison, Colin, Alvermann, Donna E., Afflerbach, Peter

“…This department column is a venue for thoughtful discussions of contemporary issues dealing with policy and practice, remixed in ways that generate new…”
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Social Media Texts and Critical Inquiry in a Post-Factual Era by Harrison, Colin, Alvermann, Donna E.

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What a Genealogical Analysis of Nila Banton Smith’s American Reading Instruction Reveals About the Present Through the Past by Hoffman, James V., Alvermann, Donna E.

“…The authors used a conceptual analysis, following Foucauldian genealogy, to consider the history of Nila Banton Smith’s American Reading Instruction. The goal…”
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The "M" Word: Dare We Use It? by Harrison, Colin, Alvermann, Donna E.

“…This department column is a venue for thoughtful discussions of contemporary issues dealing with policy and practice, remixed in ways that generate new…”
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The Optimism of Uncertainty: A Call to Action by Harrison, Colin, Alvermann, Donna E.

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Are Computers, Smartphones, and the Internet a Boon or a Barrier for the Weaker Reader? by Alvermann, Donna E., Harrison, Colin

“…If boys are spending nine hours a day media multitasking and prefer computers to books, shouldn't they be successful at online learning? Yet, it is not so…”
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Move Over, Reading: Writing Matters by Alvermann, Donna E., Harrison, Colin

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Being in the Moment: IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S DIGITAL LITERACIES by Alvermann, Donna E.

“…This commentary explores the implications of Douglas Rushkoff's "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now" (2013) for teachers and the students they teach…”
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Cautionary Questions by Alvermann, Donna E., Harrison, Colin

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Comprehension Strategy Instruction for Multimodal Texts in Science by Alvermann, Donna E., Wilson, Amy Alexandra

“…This article highlights examples from a middle-school science teacher's instruction using multimodal texts. Its importance lies in reconciling narrowed…”
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Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents by Alvermann, Donna E.

“…This article, written for a general audience, focuses on the importance of keeping adolescents' interests and needs foremost in mind when designing literacy…”
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Struggling Adolescent Readers: A Collection of Teaching Strategies by Moore, David W., Ed, Alvermann, Donna E., Ed, Hinchman, Kathleen A., Ed

“…Recognizing that productively engaging low-achieving adolescents in print-rich classrooms is complicated, this book presents 40 articles that focus…”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS AND CONCEPTUAL CHANGE LEARNING by Alvermann, Gaoyin Qian, Donna E.

“…This article reviews the literature on the relation between secondary school students' conceptual change learning and their epistemological beliefs about…”
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Questioning the Separation of In-School From Out-of-School Contexts for Literacy Learning: An Interview With Donna E. Alvermann by Alvermann, Donna E., Moore, David W.

“…Donna E. Alvermann, Distinguished Research Professor of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia in Athens, received recognitions and…”
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Reading Adolescents' Reading Identities: Looking Back to See Ahead by Alvermann, Donna E.

“…Defines "culture,""identity," and "struggling reader" and explores several assumptions underlying the cultural construction of struggling readers and how such…”
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Adolescents' Web-Based Literacies, Identity Construction, and Skill Development by Alvermann, Donna E., Marshall, James D., McLean, Cheryl A., Huddleston, Andrew P., Joaquin, Jairus, Bishop, John

“…Five qualitative multiple-case studies document adolescents' uses of Web-based resources and digital literacy skills to construct their online identities…”
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Alvermann & Jackson: Response to "Beyond the Common Core: Examining 20 Years of Literacy Priorities and Their Impact on Struggling Readers" by Alvermann, Donna E, Jackson, Glen

“…When the editors of "Literacy Research and Instruction" invited Donna Alvermann and Glenn Jackson to respond to "Beyond the Common Core: Examining 20 Years of…”
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Teach on Purpose! Responsive Teaching for Student Success by Burns, Leslie David, Botzakis, Stergios

“…Great teaching is not just a matter of talent or creativity or passion. Teachers are made, not born, and great teachers know "why" they do what they do in…”
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