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ERIC Number: EJ331555
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The ALPHA Interactive Microcomputer System for Teaching Reading, Writing, and Communication Skills to Hearing-Impaired Children.
Prinz, Philip M; And Others
American Annals of the Deaf, v130 n5 p444-61 Nov 1985
A total of 79 hearing-impaired children (3-14 years old) participated in the project involving microcomputer assisted instruction and exploratory learning. Ss learned to write text sentences that were highly accurate interpretations of either animated pictured action sequences or sign language sentence animations. Moreover, Ss made significant advances on sentence imitation and referential communication. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Program Effectiveness, Reading Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: The Classroom Computer: An Agent for Change.