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Melia, Josie – 1986
Writing groups can use word processors or microcomputers in many different types of writing activities. Four hour-long sessions at a word processor with the help of a skilled word processing tutor have been found to be sufficient to provide a working knowledge of word processing. When two or three students enrolled in a writing class are assigned…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing
Pastori, Sharon; And Others – 1986
This review of the activities of LEAP (Literacy for Every Adult Project), a free, basic skills tutorial program for adults, is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides the most recent assessment of the LEAP microcomputer learning center, which was funded in 1985 through a Library Services and Construction Act grant, and Part 2 details the early…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Marrapodi, Maryann – 1984
This guide is a selected list of 25 software packages and 15 books about educational computing. It is the first step in guiding librarians, teachers, tutors, and other literacy providers to choose the best and most appropriate software for use by their students and staff. Software is divided by these topics: problem-solving software, tool programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Books, Computer Literacy
Strunk, Sandra J. – 1991
This handbook, developed for an adult learning center in Pennsylvania, uses word processing instruction on Apple IIe computers to promote student writing. The handbook was designed for use by adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-Second-Language students who read at a fourth-grade level or higher. In the 15…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Gacka, Richard C. – 1989
General Electric Company (GE) of Erie, Pennsylvania, hosts onsite literacy classes in conjunction with the Northwest Tri-County Unit. The development of the inplant microcomputer literacy lab expands the offerings available to the participating adult basic education and General Educational Development program students by supplying software and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Adult Literacy and Technology Project, San Ramon, CA. – 1989
This second issue of an annotated listing of educational software suitable for use with adult basic education (ABE) students was compiled through reviews of software by ABE teachers and their students for its effectiveness and appropriateness to adult literacy instruction. The featured programs include drill and practice, simulations, educational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews
