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Peer reviewedWepner, Shelley B. – Journal of Reading, 1991
Reports on available and forthcoming computer software packages for reading assessment, in the areas of informal reading inventories, comprehensive assessment packages for decoding, an open-ended test generation program, diagnostic simulation, and expert systems. Offers ideas for learning about assessment techniques. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories
Peer reviewedFinnegan, Roslyn; Sinatra, Richard – Journal of Reading, 1991
Advocates computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for developing emergent literacy skills of adult students. Discusses types of CAI formats that engage adults in holistic, concept-driven instruction. Describes specific software programs useful for adults functioning at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of reading proficiency. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedWilling, Kathlene R. – Journal of Reading, 1988
Four field tests of Canadian software show that computerized interactive fiction teaches both history and independent reading/study skills. (ARH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Content Area Reading
