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Metsala, Jamie L.; Kalindi, Sylvia Chanda – Computers in the Schools, 2022
This research examines the effects of a computer reading program as a supplement to classroom instruction for Kindergarten students across Study 1 and Study 2 (N = 55 and 88, respectively). Students attended schools in suburban settings and all students received their typical balanced literacy programming. Students in the treatment condition used…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Programs, Kindergarten, Program Effectiveness
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Savage, Robert S.; Abrami, Philip; Hipps, Geoffrey; Deault, Louise – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
This study reports a randomized controlled trial evaluation of a computer-based balanced literacy intervention, ABRACADABRA (http://grover.concordia.ca/abra/version1/abracadabra.html). Children (N = 144) in Grade 1 were exposed either to computer activities for word analysis, text comprehension, and fluency, alongside shared stories (experimental…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Intervention, Reading Fluency
Lovell, Meridith; Phillips, Linda – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2009
This article reports the results of a systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the suitability of 13 commercially available, authorized software programs for teaching reading and writing in the primary grades. These programs were assessed on interface design, content, instructional design, whether manufacturers' educational claims were supported…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Needs, Computer Software, Reading Instruction
Schmid, Richard F.; Miodrag, Nancy; Di Francesco, Nathalie – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
This study involved the analysis of the complex interactions that take place between tutors and preschool children using a computer during early literacy tutoring sessions. Eight five-year-old pre- and early-readers attending a childcare centre participated in daily 20-minute tutoring sessions for two weeks. The literacy software (a beta version)…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Preschool Children, Computers, Tutors
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Mander, Chris – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
Describes the development of a program for teaching preschool children to read and write using microcomputers in the Oakville, Ontario public library. (CHC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Microcomputers