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Peer reviewedEllsworth, Nancy J.; Hedley, Carolyn N. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1993
Suggests that, in reviewing software, educators should apply the following criteria within the context of their objectives and the students' needs: content; instructional presentation; demands placed on the learner; technical features; and documentation and management features. Concludes that integration of computer software with traditional means…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMcKenna, Michael C. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2002
Considers how good phonics instruction should encourage children to recognize rimes and to identify an unfamiliar word by blending its onset with the rime that follows. Discusses seven conclusions/implications for phonics software derived from research into phonics instruction. (SG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection, Decoding (Reading)
Peer reviewedCase, Carolyn; Truscott, Diane M. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Argues educators need to identify software that will effectively support children with reading difficulties. Discusses: why computers should be used to aid struggling readers; what makes good software and why; and what software to select for classroom use. Contains an evaluation device that can be used by educators selecting software for classroom…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Elementary Education
