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Peer reviewedBarber, Bill – Language Arts, 1982
Shows teachers who use language experience activities in their classrooms how to use microcomputers efficiently to increase students' reading and writing experiences. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Download full textSouth Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1985
Designed for use by South Carolina school districts planning to include microcomputer language arts software for grades one through eight in teaching the Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) objectives in grades one through eight, this booklet presents titles of software programs given a favorable review by review services, and correlates them…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Gammon, Gareth H. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1989
A computer program titled "The Bald Headed Chicken," written for the Apple IIE and Apple IIGS, is described. The program enables primary-level students, as well as limited-English-speaking students, to manipulate graphics and text to create their own stories which can then be saved on disk or printed. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing, Language Arts, Limited English Speaking
Reissman, Rose – Learning, 1992
Presents a computer-assisted activity that helps students discover the importance of choosing words carefully. With a word processing program, small groups of students prepare creative, fill-in-the-blank challenges in which classmates must replace missing adjectives or verbs. (SM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Learning Activities
Richards, Meredith – Instructor, 1985
Language arts skills and writing projects can be combined with activities that teach the fundamentals of word processing to improve the language arts curriculum. Suggested lessons cover five writing and editing operations common to most word processing software. (DF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Staples, Betsy; And Others – Creative Computing, 1983
Reviews computer programs designed to help students in the language arts. Games, mazes, tutorials and other formats are used to help students master vocabulary, story-writing, reading, spelling, and other language arts skills. Program title, format, system requirement, language, current price, and manufacturer are included for each program…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Drills (Practice), Educational Games, Elementary Education
Moore, Tony – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1984
The purpose of this focused newsletter is to give teachers who know little or nothing of computers some background on which to base further investigation and decisions. It begins by explaining what a computer is and defining such terms as software, hardware, memory, input/output devices, and disk drive. The newsletter then outlines four major uses…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Courseware, Databases
South Carolina Educational Television Network Columbia. – 1987
A consolidated, updated edition of the microcomputer software South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) correlation books that have been published by the Office of Instructional Technology since May 1984, this book serves as a reference to available software programs which address BSAP objectives for grades 1-8 in all three BSAP…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Piper, Karen L. – 1983
Microcomputer technology can assist students in two important phases of basic skills instruction--acquisition and application. Providing interactive practice with immediate feedback in a way that most students find motivating, microcomputers can help students build a solid foundation in such basic skills as punctuation use. In addition, word…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback
Harris, Bruce; And Others – 1987
Microcomputers were used by 24 gifted students in a Utah elementary school to produce a school newspaper. Students used word processing (Bank Street Writer) and desktop publishing software (The Newsroom). They met in small groups over a 3-week period to develop basic journalism skills such as interviewing, writing and editing articles. Articles…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities
Milner, Joseph O., Ed. – North Carolina English Teacher, 1982
The eight articles in this focused journal issue explore the part computer literacy and computer programed instruction can play in the language arts curriculum. Titles of the articles are (1) "Computers in English Instruction: The Dream And The Reality" (James R. Nicholl); (2) "Computer Uses in the Elementary Grades" (Robert Morgan); (3) "Reading…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Grevstad, Eric – InCider, 1986
Creative uses of Apple II microcomputers in classrooms are described. Projects involved topics ranging across the curriculum, with many involving writing and most using AppleWorks software. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Kuchinskas, Gloria – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1983
Explores a wide variety of uses of microcomputers in the reading and language arts curriculum. (Available from: Modern Learning Publishers, Inc., 6517 Liggett, Oakland, CA 94611, $14.) (AEA)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Computer Oriented Programs, Language Arts, Management Information Systems
Computing Teacher, 1983
A curriculum to enhance computer literacy in grades K-8 is presented, which covers the areas of computer awareness, computer interaction skills, social sciences, language arts, science, and mathematics. Student tasks are outlined with suggested grade levels for skills to be introduced, expanded, and reinforced. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Elementary Education
Siegel, Ellen – 1991
This manual presents a collection of activities for grades three through seven which are designed to provide both teachers and students with all the instructional materials needed to make the Logo programming language an integral part of the educational environment. Each unit contains lesson plans, overheads, instruction sheets, and student work…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Dictionaries, Educational Environment
