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Nourie, Barbara Livingston; Davidson, Raymond A., Jr. – 1992
Computer technology allows students to experiment with word usage and create their own meaningful words. Traditionally, students have acquired new words through reading them in context, analyzing the structure of new words, or using the dictionary. Drills in any of these techniques can be ineffective unless students are actively engaged in the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Elementary Education, Prefixes (Grammar)

Duffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Reading Improvement, 1983
Describes a way in which a microcomputer can be used as a basis for individualized instruction in reading and word meaning. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Microcomputers

Johnson, Denise; Steele, Virginia – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1996
Describes several generative vocabulary-building strategies that teachers of college developmental reading classes can use to help English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students become independent learners of the enormous amount of unfamiliar vocabulary they encounter in their academic courses. Discusses vocabulary selection strategies, personal word…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Hyde, Hartley – Australian Journal of Reading, 1983
Reports that crossword puzzles have proven to be a rewarding teaching instrument in a variety of subjects, then describes computer software that can aid in the construction of accurate, attractive puzzles within practical time constraints. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education

Scherr, Barry P.; Robinson, Lawrence W. – Russian Language Journal, 1980
Describes methods for creating a database for computer-assisted teaching of Russian by outlining an approach to one general problem, that of entering vocabulary. It is done in such a way that the same entry is available for a wide range of grammar drills. The program's key feature is its flexibility. (PJM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Grammar, Language Skills
Highsmith, Joni Bitman – 1998
This software product teaches vocabulary development to 8- to 14-year-old students. The software may be used without the printed teaching guide, but educators will appreciate the added dimension and greater convenience that the lesson plans provide. Along with the 12 lesson plans are worksheets, templates, and other materials needed to complete…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Mulcahy, Patricia – 1983
The ease of authoring new computer materials for micros and pre-programed menu-driven systems, which allows classroom instructors to design programs directly related to classroom objectives and activities, has helped to alleviate the problems of software shortage for computer assisted instruction (CAI) in reading. One college instructor has…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Course Content, Higher Education

Lessard, Gregory – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1986
Outlines an approach to vocabulary selection for computer-assisted language instruction that presents target language lexical items not as individual entities but as elements in a variety of semantic, morphological, morphosemantic, pragmatic, and interlinguistic relationships. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Clues, Courseware, Morphology (Languages)

Dreyer, Lois G.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1985
Argues that traditional sight word lists do not include many of the words young learners see on the computer screen. Presents a supplementary list that incorporates such words for computer-assisted instruction in the elementary school. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Education, Microcomputers

Brothen, Thomas; Schneider, Janet – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Relates how C. A. Boneau's research identified the Top 100 terms and concepts of psychology. Describes a computer-assisted exercise for introductory college-level classes to teach these terms through computer tutoring. Discusses the development of the program, its implementation, and its evaluation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Individualized Instruction

Journal of Reading, 1983
Three contributors offer suggestions for (1) increasing remedial readers' interest in books and reading, (2) using sentence combining to improve vocabulary, and (3) using microcomputers to compensate for students' varied reading levels. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Reading Ability
Day, Victoria P.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1989
Computers can be used in a study skills program for students with mild disabilities to enhance text comprehension in content areas, develop vocabulary, organize and monitor errors of written work, and increase research skills for information location. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers
Siegel, Ellen – 1991
This manual presents a collection of activities for grades three through seven which are designed to provide both teachers and students with all the instructional materials needed to make the Logo programming language an integral part of the educational environment. Each unit contains lesson plans, overheads, instruction sheets, and student work…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Dictionaries, Educational Environment
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Computer Information Services. – 1989
This guide to the use of computer software in Spanish second language instruction contains a series of lesson plans based in part on software content. The topics covered by the lesson plans are common to Spanish level 1 and 2 courses, and are intended not as a sequential course but as a reference for teachers. All lessons involve computer use and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Copyrights, Courseware
2000
This multimedia program (a CD-ROM and a teacher's guide) features reading comprehension activities to encourage students to read for meaning. It includes exercises for 100 intermediate level books that are commonly available in classrooms or libraries. The program provides 20 "island destinations" that contain activities that assess comprehension,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 4
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