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Download full textPerry, Pauline; Ford, Christine – 1994
"Guides," the College Board's software for developmental students, was leased by Western Oklahoma State College (WOSC) in spring 1993 in the hopes that it would enable the college to implement a remedial program independent of the classroom. Because of funding considerations, the Learning Resources Center (LRC) and the Communications Division had…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, English Instruction, Reading Instruction
Stratton, Beverly D.; Grindler, Martha C. – 1991
The Apple/Polaroid Language Experience Approach is an extension of the language experience approach which combines photography (a form of communication) and word processing skills. It is considered a holistic approach because it is based on the whole language model of teaching literacy which develops reading skills naturally through the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, Language Experience Approach, Photography
Piper, Karen L. – 1983
Microcomputer technology can assist students in two important phases of basic skills instruction--acquisition and application. Providing interactive practice with immediate feedback in a way that most students find motivating, microcomputers can help students build a solid foundation in such basic skills as punctuation use. In addition, word…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback
Sinatra, Richard; Geisert, Gene – 1986
An examination of the value of using more sophisticated computer programs in the language arts program led to the design and development of "Thinking Networks," which provide the teacher with a new tool for teaching through nonverbal representation. Using microcomputers to improve reading and writing instruction can incorporate the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationAnderson, Jonathan – 1990
Computer-based technologies are rapidly changing fundamental concepts about texts and how students interact with and learn from those texts. Early use of microcomputers included drill and practice work, tutorial programs, and word processing. In conjunction with information storage devices like magnetic and laser disc, the microcomputer has also…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development
Balajthy, Ernest – 1985
Many reading teachers, cognizant of the creative opportunities for skill development allowed by new reading-writing software, are choosing to use microcomputers in their classrooms full-time. Adventure story creation programs capitalize on reading-writing integration by allowing children, with appropriate assistance, to create their own…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing
