Summarizes recent ERIC citations that discuss the uses of computers in elementary and early childhood education and their effects on children's learning and development. Includes annotations of documents and journal articles related to early literacy, integrating technology into the curriculum, cooperative learning, CD-ROM storybook programs,…

Word processing and the LOGO programing language are two microcomputer applications that are beginning to show benefits as learning tools in elementary school classrooms. Word processing packages are especially useful with beginning writers, whose lack of motor coordination often slows down their acquisition of competence in written communication.…

Two factors contributing to the change in writing instruction have been (1) the research investigating the way writing is taught and (2) the computer. Proponents of the various writing models endorse writing as an ongoing, multi-stage process, with equal emphasis given to each of the stages. Educational computing has undergone a change of focus…