ERIC Number: ED312629
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 47
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ISBN: ISBN-0-87367-296-8
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Using Microcomputers for Teaching Reading in the Middle School. Fastback 296.
Potter, Rosemary Lee
Based on the experiences of using computer-assisted reading instruction in middle schools, this pamphlet proceeds from the conviction that the use of a computer helps middle school students improve their reading. Following an introduction, the booklet is in seven sections: (1) Why Use Computers in Middle School Reading? (2) Software--The Heart of the Matter; (3) Managing Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Reading Classroom; (4) The Reading/Writing Connection: Word Processing; (5) Using Computers for Middle-School Remedial Reading; (6) Some Other Computer Considerations; and (7) Resources. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Remedial Reading, Teacher Developed Materials, Word Processing
Phi Delta Kappa, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789 ($.75 members; $.90 nonmembers).
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, Bloomington, IN.
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