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Clements, Douglas H. – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1983
Examines language arts software that is designed for use by young children. (FL)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Early Childhood Education
Download full textSouth Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1985
Designed for use by South Carolina school districts planning to include microcomputer language arts software for grades one through eight in teaching the Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) objectives in grades one through eight, this booklet presents titles of software programs given a favorable review by review services, and correlates them…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Piper, Karen L. – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1983
Offers suggestions for use in evaluating word processing programs for writing instruction. Provides an evaluation form. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Needs
Peer reviewedMarcus, Stephen – Language Arts, 1990
Discusses computers and related technologies as a significant means for acquiring language arts skills. Samples a wide array of uses for educational computing in English and language arts classes. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Jarchow, Elaine – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1985
Concludes that language arts teachers are receptive to the exciting curriculum possibilities that electronic education offers. (CRH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education
Moore, Tony – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1984
The purpose of this focused newsletter is to give teachers who know little or nothing of computers some background on which to base further investigation and decisions. It begins by explaining what a computer is and defining such terms as software, hardware, memory, input/output devices, and disk drive. The newsletter then outlines four major uses…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Courseware, Databases
South Carolina Educational Television Network Columbia. – 1987
A consolidated, updated edition of the microcomputer software South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) correlation books that have been published by the Office of Instructional Technology since May 1984, this book serves as a reference to available software programs which address BSAP objectives for grades 1-8 in all three BSAP…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Newman, Judith M. – Reading-Canada-Lecture, 1985
Examines different ways of using computer-aided learning for language arts instruction, focusing on the underlying assumptions about learning and teaching. Asserts that in order to help students become more effective and independent learners, teachers must actively examine the underlying assumptions of using computers for learning. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Media, Hidden Curriculum
Pommer, Lois Therres; And Others – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1983
The article analyzes computer software for learning disabled students in the areas of language arts, math, social studies, science, and miscellaneous skills (such as reasoning and problem solving). Software is evaluated in terms of general aspects (including reading and interest level methodology, curricular considerations, and student-computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedWilson, Timothy L. -Y.; Fite, Kathy – Reading Improvement, 1997
States that current trends encourage the integration of the curriculum which provides challenges for software programs that have been considered in other curricular areas. Finds that word processing software programs have the capability to not only enhance the mathematics program but also to integrate language arts into this instruction. (PA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedWepner, Shelley B. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
The article discusses how computers can be used for reading/language arts instruction for gifted learners in primary classrooms. Described are three specific computer modes--tool (assistance), tutor (direct instruction), and tutee (programing), and four future computer uses--expert systems, hypercards, interactive video systems, and graphic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Expert Systems, Gifted
Crompton, Rob, Ed. – 1989
This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to the use of computers across a wide age range. Extensive use is made of photographs, illustrations, cartoons, and samples of children's work to demonstrate the versatility of computer use in schools. An introduction by Rob Crompton placing computer use within the educational context of the United…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Educational Games
Loughlin, Anthony – 1982
The booklet describes ways in which microprocessors can be used to improve motivation, concentration span, and performance, and reduce classroom management problems in pupils with learning and behavioral problems. Objectives and programs developed in a special school for disturbed children are reviewed for the following dedicated processors of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Electronic Equipment
Burke, Jim – 2001
Today's students face a barrage of competing texts in many different forms and media, and it is now up to teachers to help students determine not only "what" should be read but "how" it should be read. This book addresses this issue. The book explores the idea of "textual intelligence"; offers both practical and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Reading, Internet
Boone, Randy, Ed. – 1989
This collection of articles focuses on the use of word processing software programs as instructional tools for students learning writing composition. Section 1 discusses the use of word processors as a composition tools within the process model of writing instruction and includes articles entitled "Should Students Use Spelling Checkers?,""A Recipe…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
