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Larabee, Kaitlyn M.; Burns, Matthew K.; McComas, Jennifer J. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2014
Despite their recent popularity in schools, there is minimal consensus in the educational literature regarding the use of mobile devices for reading intervention. The word box intervention (Joseph "Read Teach" 52:348-356, 1998) has been consistently associated with improvements in student decoding performance. This early efficacy study…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 1
Getting, Sara; Swainey, Karin – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2012
Giving iPads to first graders is a leap of faith that many teachers are understandably hesitant to take, especially if their students need immediate reading intervention and school leaders want guaranteed results. This article discusses how the authors took on the challenge of improving elementary reading using iPads, found surprising success for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Grade 1, Elementary School Students