Reading E-Texts

Resources for Navigating E-Texts

Navigating a textbook, whether a hard copy or an e-text, can be a challenge for students. Teachers need to tell students explicitly about the special features of the textbook(s). Students are quick to explore social media, but not so quick to click on a link in their e-text or even to use a print glossary.

This presentation by Tasha Ploss and Sarah Powley (Reading E-Texts Successfully: What it Takes) explains the Chromebook skills students need and the instruction that teachers need to give them for navigating a particular E-text.

This article from UC-Berkeley highlights best practices for transitioning students from print to digital texts.

The padlet for Reading Comprehension at the Secondary Level, created by the MHS Literacy Team, contains many more articles, including research on reading digital texts.

Quick Tips poster developed by Tasha Ploss and Sarah Powley. Available though the Literacy Team and printed by Ed Tilley, MHS Graphics teacher.