Interactive Computer Software: The Effects on Young Children's Reading Achievement.

Greenlee-Moore, Marilyn E.; Smith, Lawrence L.

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ERIC Number: EJ521363

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Publication Date: 1996

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Interactive Computer Software: The Effects on Young Children's Reading Achievement.

Greenlee-Moore, Marilyn E.; Smith, Lawrence L.

Reading Psychology, v17 n1 p43-64 Jan-Mar 1996

Investigates the effect on reading comprehension when reading shorter and easier narrative text and longer and more difficult texts on the printed page as compared to reading the same narrative texts using interactive CD-ROM software displayed by the computer. Finds that reading from computers increased comprehension when subjects read longer and more difficult narratives. (PA)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Intermediate Grades, Optical Data Disks, Program Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Research

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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