Affiliation:
1. Kent State University, USA
2. Pennsylvania State University, USA
3. Independent Researcher, USA
Abstract
This chapter highlights new challenges that have developed over time in a digital world and use picture books with research-based instructional strategies to help teachers, K-8, address these challenges and develop student literacy skills at the same time. It identifies and describes picture books that teachers, K-8, can use as well as present instructional strategies that might be utilized to address these challenges and teach literacy skills in our ever-evolving digital world. This chapter consists of seven sections: 1) major technologies in the history of mass communication, 2) the digital world and pop culture, 3) using picture books to address new challenges in a digital world, 4) picture books and instructional strategies to support literacy skill development, 5) digital storytelling, 6) the need for caution, 7) suggested additional resources to address new challenges in a digital world.
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