Describes five categories of computer programs useful for content area reading instruction: utility programs, word processing, simulations, telecommunications for access to a database, and story architecture. (HOD)

Reviews approaches to computer assisted reading and recent development in the design of personal computers and their implications for the teaching of reading and writing. (HOD)

Describes an inservice workshop that shows teachers the difference between canned and creative classroom use of computers. Presents an exercise using freewriting, brainstorming, sequencing, and peer evaluation. (RAE)

Presents a categorization system that allows potential microcomputer users to make more reasoned, conscious choices to ensure that a range of software types and activities are available for their instructional programs. (SRT)