The Myth About Computer-Based Reading Software? - Finding Common Ground - Education Week - 30 views
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Dr. Allington made the comment that he would ban computers from an instructional role and that they didn't have a significant effect on teaching students to read.
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The second-year study included four reading software products for first grade, Destination Reading (Riverdeep 2008), the Waterford Early Reading Program (Pearson School 2008), Headsprout (Headsprout 2008), and Plato Focus (Plato Learning Corporation 2008).
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There is nothing more important to the reading process than a teacher who can provide high quality reading instruction to students.
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hat reading instruction needs to be 90-120 minutes which includes a large percentage of time being engaged in reading.
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But too often, struggling readers get interventions that focus on basic skills in isolation, rather than on reading connected text for meaning."