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Computer-Based Phonological Awareness and Reading Instruction.

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Wise, Barbara W.; Olson, Richard K. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1995

Elementary students (n=105) with problems in word recognition were given computer-assisted instruction involving either only reading words in context, or reading words in context and completing exercises involving individual words (to increase their phonological awareness). The latter group showed significant gains on tests of phoneme awareness…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Phonology

Effects of Hand-Drawn and Computer-Generated Concept Mapping on the Expository Writing of Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities.

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Sturm, Janet M.; Rankin-Erickson, Joan L. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2002

In this study of concept mapping and expository writing, 12 eighth-grade students with reading difficulties composed descriptive essays under three conditions: no-map support, hand-map support, and computer-map support. Both hand-maps and computer-maps resulted in increases in number of words, number of T-units, and holistic writing scores.…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping, Expository Writing, Learning Disabilities