A8.6: Week 8 Participation Memo

Ashley Carr
October 13, 2007
Aims and Objectives:
     This week, I set out to finish my assignments before the weekend because I have to work all weekend at home.  Thank goodness Bridge Day is next weekend, and my restaurant closes for the season on Bridge Day which is Saturday.  When I have to work, I get no [...]

A8.2: Project Prospectus

Ashley Carr
October 12, 2007
Research Question:
How is literacy affected by the specific language disability known as dyslexia?
Foundation Questions:
1. What is dyslexia? 
2. How is a person diagnosed with dyslexia? 
3. What difficulties in literacy are exhibited by a dyslexic? 
4. What is the role of the trained educator in therapy procedures for the dyslexic person? 
5. When condsidering the three subtypes of [...]

A8.1 : APA Review

Ashley Carr
October 10, 2007
I am glad that we have the opportunity to take time to go back and look at our sources to make corrections.  Sometimes, it can be hard to get everything exactly correct the first time when having to be so meticulous in something like this.  There are commas here and periods there, [...]

A8.3: Response to Eshet-Alkali & Amichai-Hamburger

Ashley Carr
October 10, 2007
Reference:
Eshet-Alkali, Y., & Amichai-Hamburger, Y.  (2004, August).  Experiments in digital literacy.  Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 7(4), 421-429.
     The topic of this reading is on the five different skills involved in digital literacy: photo-visual skills, reproduction skills, branching skills, information skills, and socio-emotional skills.  We previously read this article in the first week of [...]

A8.4 Reflection on Discussion of 10/8/07

Ashley Carr
October 9, 2007
After reading over my transcription from this week’s virtual meeting, I was able to notice a huge change in the amount of comments that I had made, and also I noticed the amount of useful information that I gained from the topic that was discussed.  I felt like this week was a better [...]