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ED395142.Pdf DOCUMENT RESUME ED 395 142 CE 071 556 AUTHOR Preston, Christina TITLE 21st Century A to Z Literacy Handbook. Linking Literacy with Software: A Handbook for Education and Training. INSTITUTION London Univ. (England). Inst. of Education. REPORT NO ISBN-0-85473-426-0 PUB DATE 95 NOTE 169p. AVAILABLE FROM Project Miranda, 10 Manor Way, South Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom CR2 7BQ ($30). PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) EDRS PRICE MFOI/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Basic Education; *Adult Literacy; Check Lists; Classroom Techniques; *Computer Assisted Instruction; *Computer Uses in Education; Courseware: English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Inservice Education; Internet; *Literacy Education; Online Systems; Professional Development; Reference Services; Resource Materials; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Improvement; Teaching Methods; *Telecommunications; Word Processing IDENTIFIERS *Great Britain; *Telematics ABSTRACT This book, which is designed for nonspecialist literacy teachers and lecturers, provides an overview of the role of computers in literacy, language, and communication. The preface includes selected views regarding the relationship betweenliteracy, culture, and change and the essay "Domains of Literacy" byGunther Kress. Discussed next are the role of telematics in literacy, software/hardware for inservice education, and online professional development and recreational activities for teachers. Thefollowing topics are examined in a section titled "A to Z of literacy": academic writing, adventures and fiction, authors and newliteracies, books, choosing literacy software, collaborative writing,copyright and censorship, differentiation, drama, editing,electronic communication, electronic publishing, equal opportunities, English for speakers of other languages and English as a foreignlanguage, illustration and graphics, knowledge about language, monitoring and assessment, multimedia, presentation and typing, progression, publishing the news, reading, research, special educational needs, spelling, storytelling, writers' tutorials, and writing. An evaluation checklist, alphabetical directory of 126 literacy software products, and description of selected word processing tools arealso included. 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