Children 8 to 10 years old were asked to improve a story they wrote, using computer-provided resource texts, resource texts on paper, or no resource texts. There were 18 children in each group, divided into 3 levels of reading ability. Regardless of ability, children using the computer produced more propositions during writing, and particularly…

Draft and revised computer-written narratives were produced by 34 fourth graders in individual writing and revising, individual writing and revising with a peer, or paired writing and revising conditions. Results show that children, especially when working with a peer, can carry out revisions even without explicit training. (SLD)