An experiment at Channel 23 (Richmond, Virginia), a medium-sized television station, involves computer-assisted instruction for a geographical area covering 53 public school districts. (CJB)

Evaluated the use of computer-automated reading in reading instruction for primary students. Results indicated that compared to controls, students in the experimental group experienced significant achievement gains. The resource role of the school psychologist is also discussed. (JAC)

Discusses some aspects of computer-assisted instruction, particularly in computer-aided language learning. Argues that computers will continue to provide enough resources for varied language teaching but that they will be useless in language instruction unless lessons are created that bring the computer and the teacher into close educational…

This guide to using computer authoring aids to develop interactive instructional programs covers types of aids, languages, costs, mainframes, and key considerations. A sampling of resources with manufacturers' names and addresses is included. (SK)

LOGO, a graphics language that helps the student participate in a consistent, self-correcting learning environment, can help children with learning disabilities think about thinking. (CL)

Selected recent literature on microcomputers in education is reviewed, and developments are discussed regarding modes of learning, availability of computer learning, types of computers used in schools, program sophistication, and the "hidden curriculum" in computer learning. The status of programs in British Columbia is assessed, and suggestions…

Describes the use of video display terminals in the journalism lab of a Florida university. Discusses the different purposes for which broadcast and print journalism students use such equipment. (HTH)

The three computer-assisted instruction packages met the goals set for them. They fit the course objective of giving students more experience dealing with the experimental method; they added a new dimension to the learning resources available to students; and they integrated computer and written work. (RM)

Comparison of perceptual judgments of vowels produced by 14 deaf children (four-11 years old) taught to speak by using a computer-based aid or conventional techniques revealed advantages for experimental Ss in terms of ability to reorganize articulatory performance, intelligibility of vowels after training, and strength of memory trace. (Author/CL)

A learning/cognitive model for computer-based instruction in reading is designed to ensure the development of comprehension based on functional analysis of single-word reading. Six reading tasks (including picture naming and oral reading) are included with video and graphic overlays. (CL)

A specially adapted microcomputer has enabled a 15-year-old severely disabled girl with cerebral palsy to participate in a mainstreamed seventh-grade class. Her parents insisted that her individualized education program specify access to an in-school computer. (CL)

Examines some of the computer based literacy projects designed to combat illiteracy in the military and discusses some of the nonmilitary applications of these efforts. (HOD)

Discusses possible reasons for the lack of reported uses of computers with adult learners as well as ways computers have been or could be used within reading and writing in adult education. (JOW)

When used to teach in a strictly instructional mode, as the language laboratory was, computers have limited application. However, when used for student manipulation during the learning process, the computer can enrich and diversify existing resources, increasing student exposure to materials. Moreover, this can be done with inexpensive, smaller…

Common fears teachers have of computer-assisted instruction are outlined. Information is given to familiarize teachers with related terminology and procedures, including descriptions of equipment commonly used, applications and combinations of equipment; capacity, kinds and availability of programs, and a glossary of over 50 terms. (MSE)