In this paper we present a specific phonics based approach to supporting early literacy. The application system is cooperative and embedded in a "computer-integrated classroom". It provides an interactive writing environment using a visual palette of letters associated with icons and synthetic speech feedback for the writing results. Ongoing developments enhance the intelligent support modules ...

The objective of the courses which this syllabus describes is to expose developmental biologists to embryo culture and embryo manipulation techniques and applications in quantitative analyses. The laboratory program complements classroom teaching by exposure to both inductive and deductive methodologies. Developmental biology teaching requires good background in cell biology, molecular biology ...

The Homework project is developing an exemplar system for the delivery of adaptive, interactive numeracy and literacy education for children (5 to 7 year olds) at home and in the classroom. We illustrate how a user centred approach has enabled us to specify and go some way towards developing technology to meet the clear need for a better way of helping parents to engage with their children’s ho...

There are many simple ways to incorporate neuroscience into the K-12 classroom, even when the subject is not explicitly part of the curriculum. Here, Michaela Labriole, a science instructor at the New York Hall of Science, provides tangible examples of how teachers can encourage brain-science literacy in students at a time when growing knowledge of the brain is shaping our understanding of how ...

A Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) system for children must provide a particularly simple and intuitive user interface if it is to be an effective teaching aid. However, design rules and guidelines for the development of interfaces for children are still being established. This paper proposes several such design principles and tests them through the implementation of a CAL literacy application....

Discourse Analysis and the Study of Classroom Language and Literacy Events: A Microethnographic Perspective Bloome, D., Carter, S. P., Christian, B. M., Otto, S., & Shuart-Faris, N. (2005) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates ISBN: 0-8058-5320-0 (paperback) Cost: USD $34.50 Reviewed by Lawrence Jun Zhang National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University 1 Nanyang Walk, Singap...

This paper describes the implementation of the Scientific Literacy in Cell Biology (SLCB) curriculum in an undergraduate biology laboratory course. The SLCB curriculum incorporated the reading and discussion of primary literature into hands-on and collaborative practical experiences. It was implemented in five stages over an 11-week period, during which students were also introduced to the theo...

South African secondary students see themselves as a ‘new generation’, the first to come of age in the democratic nation. They are intelligent, politically aware and highly motivated, but very few currently stand a chance of achieving their goals of further education and professional careers (Taylor, Muller, Vinjevold, 2003). If the new South Africa is to realise the possibility of a just socie...

C about public education, specifically in the area of teaching literacy, are growing. The Los Angeles Times recently reported that up to 60% of local children may fail their third-grade reading proficiency test. Millions of American students who are not learning disabled but enter school with weak English skills are not learning to read and are ending up in special education classes with lowere...