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Teacher Wisdom Stories: Cautions and Recommendations for Using Computer-Related Technologies for Literacy Instruction.
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Labbo, Linda D.; Leu, Donald J., Jr.; Kinzer, Charles; Teale, William H.; Cammack, Dana; Kara-Soteriou, Julia; Sanny, Ruby – Reading Teacher, 2003
Shares teacher wisdom stories and advice about how to effectively use classroom computers for literacy instruction. Notes that student access to Internet-connected computers improved from 20 students per computer in 1998 to 5.6 students per computer in 2002. Discusses Internet use and software selection. (SG)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Linking Technology to Genre-Based Reading (Technology Links to Literacy).
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Wepner, Shelley B. – Reading Teacher, 1991
Introduces a new column written for the one-computer classroom and offers several perspectives for connecting software applications to trade book reading. Describes eight software packages for extending and enhancing students' reading of different genres: fairy tales, realistic fiction, science fiction, and biography and historical fiction in…
Descriptors: Biographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection, Elementary Education
Parents and Computers: Partners in Helping Children Learning to Read (Reading Technology).
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Rickelman, Robert J.; Henk, William A. – Reading Teacher, 1991
Provides suggestions that teachers can pass on to parents about how computers can be used to provide meaningful early literacy opportunities. Includes seven rules of thumb useful for parents who want information on using computers for educational purposes. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy