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Baker, Sheila F.; McEnery, Lillian – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2017
Close Reading utilizes several strategies to help readers think more critically about a text. Close reading can be performed within the context of shared readings, read-alouds by the teacher, literature discussion groups, and guided reading groups. Students attempting to more closely read difficult texts may benefit from technologies and platforms…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Wepner, Shelley B. – Journal of Reading, 1991
Discusses aspects of computers and computer software that motivate at-risk inner-city students. Concludes that the computer definitely serves as an important medium of instruction for these students and that software determines its success or failure. Calls for more simulations requiring collaborative problem solving and continued use of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Grade 8, High Risk Students
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. Div. of Educational Technologies. – 1992
With funds from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Project SYNERGY was launched in January 1990 to address the problem of students entering colleges underprepared in basic skills and to make use of the tremendous potential for significant remediation through computers. Twenty-two institutions in the United States and Canada,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. Div. of Educational Technologies. – 1993
With funds from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Project SYNERGY was launched in January 1990 to address the problem of students deficient in basic skills entering colleges. Project SYNERGY I focused on reviewing and compiling a list of useful instructional software for basic skills remediation; Project SYNERGY II focused on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. Div. of Educational Technologies. – 1995
With funds from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Project SYNERGY was launched in January 1990 to address the problem of students deficient in basic skills entering colleges. Project SYNERGY I focused on reviewing and compiling a list of useful instructional software for basic skills remediation; Project SYNERGY II focused on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software