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Peer reviewedWatson, Ken – English Quarterly, 1985
Reviews current research in Australia in the areas of writing, reading, spelling, and using the microcomputer in the English classroom. (EL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction
Download full textLevinson, Judith L.; Lalor, Ida – 1989
A study focused on the effects of the Writing to Read program piloted at kindergarten and first grade levels in Community Consolidated School District 65. The report included measures of students' writing, performance on district-made and standardized reading tests, and a follow-up on second graders. Statistical techniques of group comparison and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedChambless, Jim R.; Chambless, Martha S. – Reading Improvement, 1994
Compares effectiveness of computer-based instruction in K-2 to traditional instruction on the reading and writing achievement of second graders. Finds educationally significant effect sizes on comparisons of reading scores and measures of writing in favor of the computer-based instruction group for at-risk students. Suggests that computer-based…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 2, High Risk Students
Leahy, Peg – 1989
To measure the effectiveness of the computer based instructional system designed to develop the writing and reading skills of kindergarten and first grade students, Writing to Read (WTR), which was implemented by three Kettering (Ohio) Elementary Schools in l988 and three more in 1989, was examined in five areas related to the program. Results…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten
Wepner, Shelley B. – 1991
A year-long study examined the effects of a computer-based reading project on students' attitudes and performance in reading and writing. Subjects (73 "at-risk" eighth-grade students in an inner-city school in Paterson, New Jersey) were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group used a software package…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 8, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedEnglish in Australia, 1987
Contains annotations of books from five countries--Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and United States. Annotations are arranged in following categories: (1) Teaching Theory and Practice; (2) Reading, Writing, and Speaking; (3) Fiction; (4) Poetry; (5) Drama; (6) Course and Source Books; (7) Media and Computers; and (8) Reference Books.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Writing, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Bruce, Bertram; And Others – 1984
Noting that computer based environments for communication may have profound effects upon classroom social organization and the development of literacy, this paper reports on a project that used QUILL, a software system that includes both tools that facilitate writing and new environments for communication. Following a brief introduction to the…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Mickelson, Norma; Davies, Anne – 1987
Focusing on a whole language program for the middle grades in Canada's Northwest Territories, this interview transcript consists of responses by Anne Davies, a teacher from Yellow Knife, in the Northwest Territories, and currently a doctoral student, to questions posed by Norma Mickelson, a professor at the University of Victoria in British…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries
