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Using Coding Apps to Support Literacy Instruction and Develop Coding Literacy
Author(s) -
Hutchison Amy,
Nadolny Larysa,
Estapa Anne
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1440
Subject(s) - coding (social sciences) , literacy , psychology , mathematics education , computer science , information literacy , multimedia , pedagogy , sociology , social science
In this article the authors present the concept of Coding Literacy and describe the ways in which coding apps can support the development of Coding Literacy and disciplinary and digital literacy skills. Through detailed examples, we describe how coding apps can be integrated into literacy instruction to support learning of the Common Core English Language Arts standards. The authors also provide suggestions for getting started with coding apps and discuss aspects of instruction for teachers to consider as they plan to integrate coding apps into their classrooms.