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Singh, Balwant – 1990
A study examined the effectiveness of IBM's (International Business Machines') "Writing to Read" (WTR) program in teaching kindergartners and first graders to read. Scores of 257 kindergarten students (enrolled in 2 experimental and 2 control schools) on the California Achievement Test were used to determine if the WTR program was more…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedVollands, Stacy R.; Topping, Keith J.; Evans, Ryka M. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
A quasi-experimental action research evaluated a program for computerized self-assessment of reading comprehension (The Accelerated Reader) in two schools in severely socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Finds the program, even when less than fully implemented, yielded gains in reading achievement superior to gains from regular classroom…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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
Peak, Janie; Dewalt, Mark W. – 1993
The objective of this study was to determine if the Accelerated Reader Program significantly improved reading skills of middle-school students. This computerized enrichment program combines over 750 classics with computers. Subjects for the study were college-prep freshmen from two junior high schools within the Gaston County (North Carolina)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Intermode Differences, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
