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Slavin, Robert E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1990
IBM has advertised huge reading gains for Writing to Read, an expensive computer laboratory program aimed at improving the reading and writing performance of kindergarten and first grade students. However, the evaluations done to date simply do not support the program's effectiveness at improving young children's reading achievement. (MLH)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Program Evaluation
