The New Literacies of Online Research and Comprehension: Rethinking the Reading Achievement Gap

Is there an achievement gap for online reading ability based on income inequality that is separate from the achievement gap in traditional, offline reading? This possibility was examined between students in two pseudonymous school districts: West Town (economically advantaged) and East Town (economically challenged; N = 256). Performance‐based assessments were used within a simulation of the Internet developed as part of a larger project....