Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 10 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 11 |
Descriptor
| Computer Software | 12 |
| Literacy | 12 |
| Elementary School Students | 9 |
| Teaching Methods | 7 |
| Grade 1 | 4 |
| Grade 2 | 4 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Outcomes of Education | 4 |
| Elementary School Teachers | 3 |
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Handheld Devices | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
Education Level
| Primary Education | 12 |
| Elementary Education | 11 |
| Early Childhood Education | 10 |
| Grade 1 | 4 |
| Grade 2 | 4 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Grade 3 | 2 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 2 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Alabama | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Georgia (Atlanta) | 1 |
| Kenya | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Turkey (Istanbul) | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Measures of Academic Progress | 1 |
| Test of Word Reading… | 1 |
| Wechsler Intelligence Scale… | 1 |
| Woodcock Johnson Tests of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
Direct linkAlexander Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The potential of speech technology to improve educational outcomes has been a topic of great interest in recent years. For example, automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems could be employed to provide kindergarten-aged children with real-time feedback on their literacy and pronunciation as they practice reading aloud. Within these systems,…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Black Dialects, African American Students, Equal Education
Peer reviewedTorkildsen, Janne von Koss; Bratlie, Siri Steffensen; Kristensen, Jarl Kleppe; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas; Snow, Catherine; Hulme, Charles; Mononen, Riikka-Maija; Naess, Kari-Anne B.; López-Pedersen, Anita; Wie, Ona Bø; Hagtvet, Bente – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Morphemes, the smallest meaning-bearing units of language, recur in many words. Therefore, morphological knowledge can facilitate the comprehension of novel words. This study tested the effectiveness of a morphological training program on children's learning and retention of exposed words and morphologically related unexposed words compared with…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Morphology (Languages), Language Processing, Teaching Methods
Download full textZhanxia Yang; Patricia Moore Shaffer; Courtney Hagan; Parastu Dubash; Marina Bers – Grantee Submission, 2023
The aim of this study was to explore how the Coding as Another Language using ScratchJr (CAL-ScratchJr) curriculum, developed by Boston College's DevTech Research Group utilizing the ScratchJr app, impacted second grade students' computational thinking, coding skills, and reading comprehension. To accomplish this, the research team randomly…
Descriptors: Coding, Programming Languages, Computer Science Education, School Districts
Mize, Minnie; Park, Yujeong; Schramm-Possinger, Megan; Coleman, Mari Beth – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2020
Tablet devices, as assistive and instructional technologies, can be highly effectual pedagogical tools with multifaceted benefits, such as the ability to integrate multimedia and the ability to track student progress over time. The unique value of particular assistive and instructional technologies explains, in part, why they are more widely used…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Scoring Rubrics, Multimedia Instruction, Literacy
Dore, Rebecca A.; Logan, Jessica; Lin, Tzu-Jung; Purtell, Kelly M.; Justice, Laura – Grantee Submission, 2020
Media use could be detrimental to children's language and literacy skills because it may displace other language-enhancing activities like shared reading and caregiver-child interactions. Furthermore, the extent to which children use media with adults (joint media engagement), the extent to which they use interactive media (apps/games), and the…
Descriptors: Literacy, Language Acquisition, Parent Child Relationship, Computer Games
Kartal, Günizi; Terziyan, Treysi – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
The major goal of this study was to develop a game-like software application for phonological awareness training and to evaluate its role in improving phonological awareness skills at the kindergarten level, with the intention to eventually help reading acquisition in Turkish. The participants of the study came from two kindergarten classrooms in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonemes
Utah State Board of Education, 2017
The Utah state legislature established the Early Intervention Software Program ("EISP") to aid in the development of Utah students' literacy skills through computer-based, adaptive reading software programs designed to meet students' unique learning needs. The Evaluation and Training Institute (ETI) conducts an annual evaluation of how…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Program Evaluation
Baker, Elizabeth A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2017
Informed by sociocultural and systems theory tenets, this study used ethnographic research methods to examine the feasibility of using speech recognition (SR) technology to support struggling readers in an early elementary classroom setting. Observations of eight first graders were conducted as they participated in a structured SR-supported…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Ethnography, Grounded Theory
Bonsu, Pam; Goertzen, Heidi; Howard-Brown, Beth; Kaase, Kris; LaTurner, Jason; Times, Chris – Southeast Comprehensive Center, 2016
The Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) at SEDL, an affiliate of American Institutes for Research (AIR), partnered with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) in 2014 to assist in evaluating Alabama Plan 2020, mainly focusing on learners and the graduation rate. SECC provided professional development and analytic technical assistance…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graduation Rate, Strategic Planning, Faculty Development
Abrami, Philip C.; Wade, C. Anne; Lysenko, Larysa; Marsh, Jonathon; Gioko, Anthony – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The research explores the impact of interactive, multimedia literacy software (ABRA) on the reading skills of early elementary students in Kenya. Twelve grade two English teachers and their students from six schools were randomly divided in half: an experimental group (N = 180) where ABRA was part of their English Language instruction and a…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Grade 2
Yoxon, Mark – Mathematics Teaching, 2002
"Wicked Waste" is a powerful teaching resource and four tools in one: (1) It complements literacy and numeracy teaching for KS2/attainment levels D & E using 20 minute interactive teaching modules; (2) It manages time and, with its intelligent programming, complexity of questions; (3) It provides diagnostic information for the…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Internet, Wastes, Recycling
What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) topic report addresses reading interventions for students in grades K-3, including core reading curricula, programs, or products to be used as supplements to other reading instruction, programs that focus on staff development, and literacy software. The WWC review on beginning reading focuses on programs…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement
