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Download full textTancredo, Dana E. – 2001
The software "Breakthrough to Literacy" was introduced in kindergarten classrooms in a suburban school district in 1999 and focuses on oral language development. Through observations, the author studied the effects the software had on individual children's oral language and pre-reading readiness skills. Along with reading skill development, oral…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition
Strommen, Erik – 1994
An evaluation of a CD-ROM multimedia component of a first grade science curriculum, the IBM/CTW "Through the Woods," is presented. The presentation offers hands-on activities related to forest ecology, such as virtual nature walks. Children participating in the study (n=95) displayed ability to use the technology, a high degree of affect…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
