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Direct linkGrant, Amy; Wood, Eileen; Gottardo, Alexandra; Evans, Mary Ann; Phillips, Linda; Savage, Robert – NHSA Dialog, 2012
The current study developed a taxonomy of reading skills and compared this taxonomy with skills being trained in 30 commercially available software programs designed to teach emergent literacy or literacy-specific skills for children in preschool, kindergarten, and Grade 1. Outcomes suggest that, although some skills are being trained in a…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Emergent Literacy, Best Practices, Classification
Peer reviewedHaugland, Susan W. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1997
A two-year, follow-up teacher survey to a 1993 study was conducted in 1994-95 to learn how changes in hardware and software markets have changed computer use in early childhood classrooms. Assessed what teachers viewed as important software characteristics, software market perceptions, and future software market directions. Found shifts in kinds…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education
Moore, Jack – Exceptional Parent, 1990
Ideas are presented for identifying, evaluating, and selecting instructional software for children with special needs. The article notes several library research tools as sources of information and lists specific questions to consider when evaluating software. (JDD)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Disabilities
Download full textMaryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1992
The task for the National Data Management Project is to share technological capabilities with the Head Start Community in order to implement improved services for children and families involved in Head Start. Many Head Start programs have incorporated technology into their programs, including word processing, database management systems,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Automation, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs
Buckleitner, Warren – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Recommends and describes specific software programs for children based on a review of 1800 titles. Includes recommendations for preschoolers in the areas of language, math, logic, science, art, creativity, and all-purpose. Presents choices for early elementary students including reading, writing, math, logic, science, social studies, creativity,…
Descriptors: Art, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
Johanson, Joyce – 1997
This paper discusses advances in technology and how teachers can use technology for teaching students with disabilities. The work of the Macomb Projects, a group of federally funded, early childhood special education projects at Western Illinois University that has been exploring the use of computer and adaptive technologies in the education of…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Hohmann, Charles; And Others – 1995
This 11th edition of the High/Scope Buyer's Guide to Children's Software was designed to help teachers, caregivers, and parents make good choices when purchasing software to enhance children's learning. The book consists of an introduction, a chapter on finding the best software, software reviews for 48 different software products. The…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education
