ERIC Number: EJ1120665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-2711
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Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Computer-Assisted Reading Intervention Programs
Bippert, Kelli; Harmon, Janis
Reading Psychology, v38 n2 p203-230 2017
Middle schools often turn to computer-assisted reading intervention programs to improve student reading. The questions guiding this study are (a) in what ways are computer-assisted reading intervention programs utilized, and (b) what are teachers' perceptions about these intervention programs? Nineteen secondary reading teachers were interviewed regarding their perceptions of one of three programs. Emerging themes fell into three major categories: teaching experiences, program use, and technology. Findings focused on the need for programs to engage students in actual reading, to move instruction beyond a decoding focus, to provide books that match student interests, and to increase motivation to read.
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Programs, Intervention, Reading Improvement, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Technology Uses in Education, Usability, Qualitative Research, Professional Autonomy, Barriers, Special Needs Students, Student Interests, Reader Text Relationship, Student Motivation, Reading Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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