JET_V3_N1_A3 Mary McNabb Journal of Educational Technology 2230 - 7125 3 1 25 30 reading online, hypertextual information, infrastructure, educational resources, Internet, Changing Nature of Reading This article reviews the author's work as an evaluator for Internet-related school improvement initiatives in the USA. One of the latest research areas has to do with the processes associated with reading online. Because online information is fundamentally hypertextual, reading online is different from reading printed books. Evidence suggests reading via the Internet requires new metacognitive monitoring abilities, awareness of choice-making among hyperlinks on a web page, and internal narration to synthesize hypertextual information. These points contrast with the more familiar processes associated with reading print. The article explores the current understanding about the nature of read online and poses questions for further investigation. April - June 2006 Copyright & copy; 2006 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1006