Leitura: um processo cada vez mais complexo

Abstract

Based on the complexity theory, we propose here a review of the concept of reading, trying to understand this concept as a dynamic system, that is, therefore open, self-organized and non-linear. We also discuss the necessity of considering the integration of different forms of communication (verbal and nonverbal) involved in the act of reading digital texts, as well as considering some of the differences that they present in relation to graphics elements explored at those environments, and the navigation mechanisms that are different from the ones we usually find at printed texts. In the final part of this paper, we discuss results of researches that help us to understand reading as a complex adaptive system of processing multimodal texts that involves also abilities of navigation.