Integrating Technology Shows Writing Improvement
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Research | Standards | Integration Activities | Assistive Technology | Training |
Many researchers are finding a variety of benefits when using technology in the learning setting among young children with and without special needs. When using developmental software young children are showing significant gains with complex manual dexterity (Haugland, 1998). One study used computers and trained instructors in guided assistance to help young children create stories on the computer. The findings indicated an increase in the children’s movement through the stages of invented spelling as compared to children who did not use the computer (Moxley, Warach, Coffman, Brinton, & Concannon, 1997). However, these improvements do not occur just by putting a computer in a preschool classroom. Efforts must be made to provide resources for appropriate integration of this learning tool. In a research paper titled The Effect of computers on Student Writing: A Meta-analysis of Studies from 1992 to 2002 they found that overall students using computers when learning to write were more engaged and motivated when compared to students not using computer. The results of the study also showed significantly greater length and higher quality of written work for students using computers (Goldberg, Russell, Cook, 2003). References Goldberg, A., Russell, M., & Cook, A. (2003). The effect of computers on student writing: A meta- Haugland, S. (1998, July/August). Computers in the early childhood classroom. Early Childhood News. Retrieved November 1, 2005 from http://www.earlychildhood.com/articles/index.cfm?FuseAction=Article&A=239&PrintVersion=35 Moxley, R., Warach, B., Coffman, G., Brinton, K., & Concannon, K. (1997). Writing development using computers in a class of three-year-olds. Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 8(2), 133-164. Retrieved October 21, 2005, from the Wilson Select Plus database. |
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