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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1999
This paper provides an overview of SuccessMaker, a computer-based reading program that uses literature-based activities to focus on comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, and writing. Intended for use with students in prekindergarten through grade 8, the curriculum challenges students to apply knowledge from literature, content-area reading and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1999
This paper provides an overview of Accelerated Reader, a system of computerized testing and record-keeping that supplements the regular classroom reading program. Accelerated Reader's primary goal is to increase literature-based reading practice. The program offers a computer-aided reading comprehension and management program intended to motivate…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Reading, Instructional Effectiveness
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1999
This paper provides an overview of the Waterford Early Reading Program (WERP), which is designed to shift teaching and learning away from remediation and failure to prevention, early achievement, and sustained growth for every student. WERP includes three levels of instruction: emergent, beginning, and fluent readers. It targets pre-K through…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy