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Publication Date: 2004-Mar-22
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Applications of Computer-Based Instruction: Using Specialized Software to Aid Letter-Name and Letter-Sound Recognition
Connell, James E.; Witt, Joseph C.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v37 n1 p67 Spr 2004
We evaluated computerized training and testing programs with children who were having difficulties learning prereading skills. The programs were derived from equivalence research and were written in authoring software designed for educators. After learning to match uppercase and lowercase printed letters to the corresponding letter names (Tasks 1 and 2), the children matched the letters to one another (Tasks 4 and 5). Then, after learning to match uppercase letters to sounds (Task 3), they also matched lowercase letters to sounds (Task 6) and matched printed to spoken words (Tasks 7 and 8). The results recommend equivalence-based protocols and user-friendly software in further development of prereading instruction.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Testing Programs, Computer Software, Prereading Experience, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis
Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., KU, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu
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Language: English
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