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5 pages. Teaching children to read in the elementary classroom is not like it used to be. Today's children are fortunate to have the use of technology in learning their reading skills. The use of computers in the classroom keeps a child's attention span and makes learning to read more fun and exciting. This paper explains why and how technology helps children learn to read in the classrooms of today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of technology in learning their reading skills. The use of computers in the classroom keeps a childs attention span and makes learning to read more fun and exciting.
This paper explains why and how technology helps children learn to read in the classrooms of today. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES Now more than ever before the use of technology in
the classroom is being utilized even for the younger grades. The use of computers and specialized software is being used to teach and enhance reading skills to elementary school
children. The use of specialized digital software is available that allows students to create their own books, which helps their reading skills. When given an assignment in class each
student then creates their own digitized book that tells a story about that problem. This gives an excellent overview of their comprehension rate, their reading and language skills and
serves as further experience to enhance their abilities to put together and to organize their thoughts on a given subject (Wilkerson 2001). MORE THAN JUST READING SKILLS States one
teach who uses reading technology in her classroom, "My goals for my students with regard to improving their reading and literacy abilities are to increase problem solving and critical
thinking proficiency, encourage the use of writing skills to communicate with others, and improve research capabilities," says Wall. "Though many of these goals require planning and preparation, I feel that
it is the use of technology in the spontaneous, `teachable moment that can be the most rewarding" (International Reading Association 2001, 10). Not only are students able to
learn their reading and comprehension skills this way, but also because some teachers such as Walls have the computers available in the classroom, each day there is at least one
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