Background: Digital literacy instruction is increasingly common in contemporary practices and can accommodate learners with a range of needs. This systematic review explores the use and effects of technology during reading comprehension instruction involving school-aged children learning English as an additional language (EAL). Our aim was to…

Reports a study in which a computerized-text system (CTS) was developed to facilitate students' question-asking during reading. Results suggest that third grade students' use of a CTS to read text and ask questions results in gains in reading performance. (JAD)

Focusing on content area reading in secondary education, this annotated bibliography contains references to 29 articles and papers in the ERIC database, dating from 1987 to 1989. The citations include articles discussing computer-assisted strategies, and reading strategies in math, science, and social studies. Other citations include articles…

A study examined whether informed training and computer mediated text improved reading comprehension levels, whether computer mediated text is effective when it is preceded by informed strategy training, and whether informed strategy training leads to higher levels of metacognitive awareness and more frequent use of computer assistance options.…

"Your Word Box!" is a computerized reading and language arts implementation of "In Context!", a comprehensive reading method which provides a multi-media approach to teaching children how to read and understand grammar. The method attempts to furnish a rich environment with a wide variety of teaching modes, in a contextual…

Presents a discussion of the findings from reading-motivation research applied to computerized reading-management programs for elementary school students. Highlights include criticism of computerized reading management programs; intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; tangible and intangible rewards; methodological concerns for researchers; and…

Compares student performances when reading printed text and text on a microcomputer screen. Reports that students have more difficulty locating information on-screen than in-print, particularly within prose passages. (MG)

A study examined the use of the accelerated reader (AR) computer program to increase the reading comprehension scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) of sixth-grade students compared to the previous year when they did not use the program. The study reviewed results and methods from previous research regarding use of the AR program. Subjects…

Discusses text presentation in computer-based instruction and reviews research that has been done in this area. Topics discussed include length of text, amount of text presented at one time, rate of text presentation, color, text comprehension, text structure, reader comprehension, and new directions for computer-based text. (23 references) (LRW)

Assesses the utility and effectiveness of three interactive computer programs and associated print materials in instructing and modeling for undergraduates how to comprehend and reconceptualize scientific textbook material. Finds that "how to" reading strategies can be taught via computer and transferred to new material. (RS)

The efforts to develop and study the effects of a microcomputer program to enhance children's decoding and word recognition skills are described in this paper. The first section of the paper discusses theory and research in the area of cognitive psychology upon which the program, "Construct a Word," is based. The second section describes…

A study assessed the utility and effectiveness of two interactive computer programs designed to instruct and model effective strategies for reading biology and psychology textbooks. Intended for undergraduates, the two programs were developed at Indiana University's Learning Skills Center, and were designed to teach students how to: (1) identify…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providng information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 9 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the effect of subject and training variables on the SQ3R study method; (2) the effects of affective-oriented and cognitive-oriented prereading instruction on seventh grade students'…

A study tested the relative effectiveness of four methods of teaching remedial reading students (grades 6 through 11) how to identify the main idea of expository paragraphs. Forty-seven students were divided according to treatment and were given the same pool of 125 paragraphs about geology and weather to read, and were given pretests and…

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…