Online reading comprehension is defined as, students or individuals searching for shifting relevant information from print and digital texts while assessing credibility (click here to watch a video defining online reading comprehension). The internet as many may agree with is the dominant text students today read, students, are continuing to read their online resources rather than offline sources. The use of the internet in education systems extends the boundaries of literacy, and I believe that is important for the generations to come. The nature of literacy is frequently changing, so we as humans must be prepared for the future of technology for literacy and learning. There are five different components an individual must be able to complete in order to be successful at online reading comprehension those components are: questioning, locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and lastly communicating. Questioning is when students are able to restate a question being asked into their own words. Also, students are able to formulate keywords from a question. When students are able to evaluate online reading effectively they are able to understand when the content meets there needs, able to identify the author of the text, and lastly are able to judge how much knowledge an author has on the subject that they present.. Locating is simply defined as a student using different search engines like google chrome and internet explorer to find online reading material. Finding the needed information in the text and dismissing that information that is not necessary is also a form of locating. Synthesizing occurs when a child selects and constructs information that can be utilized to their benefit. Many online sources contain pictures, numbers, and data, when a child is decoding this information, they are effectively synthesizing. In today’s society, there are many ways that an individual can use to communicate with their peers, colleagues, family, and friends. When an individual is able to appropriately choose a digital platform to present all the information found on a specific question they are using their online reading comprehension skills.
We as parents, students, educators and influencers must acknowledge the growing use of the internet. The internet is able to allow us to have access to more resources than printed material in libraries. The communication aspect has allowed us to participate in online collaborative inquiry. If you do not find the internet useful, you may need to rethink your idea because it is only growing, and expanding ways that it can and will be used.
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