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The Software Picture Book: The Complexities of Teaching Informational Text to Elementary School Children

By Richard A.Giaquinto, Ph.D., Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

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Dr. Richard A.Giaquinto is a professor of education at Saint Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y. His scholarly work focuses on two separate distinct areas: educational psychology and literacy instruction. Giaquinto has spoken at many conferences about the need to utilize and supplement print instruction with visual literacy in the form of studying and analyzing film as a means to support the teaching of literary elements to students. He has also worked for the New York City Department of Education for 29 years, serving as a teacher, teacher trainer, administrator and supervisor. Giaquinto has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Brooklyn College, and two Ph.D.s from Fordham University. E-mail: rgiaquinto@stfranciscollege.edu

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Richard A.Giaquinto, Ph.D., Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, NY, "The Software Picture Book: The Complexities of Teaching Informational Text to Elementary School Children," T.H.E. Journal, 10/1/2004, http://www.thejournal.com/articles/17015

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