Using Clicker 5 to Enhance Emergent Literacy in Young Learners

Applying Technology to Inquiry-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education

“…Teachers' attitudes, as well as lack of confidence and computer skills, hamper effective integration of computers into classrooms (Chen and Chang 2006;Ljung-Djärf et al 2005;Ljung-Djärf 2008;Cuban 2001). Parette et al (2009) further noted,…”

“…Computers are accessible in the vast majority of U.S. classrooms (USDOE 2003;Rideout et al 2003) and have proven effective for various aspects of children's learning, including conceptual and cognitive development, literacy skills, mathematics knowledge and competence, and comprehension monitoring (Clements and Sarama 2007;Elliott and Hall 1997;Howard et al 1994;Li and Atkins 2004;Pange 2003;Parette et al 2009). Frequently, technology enables inquiry learning that could not be otherwise accomplished by reducing some of the unnecessary, lower-level procedures involved in these tasks (Quintana et al 2004;Reiser 2004).…”

Missing the Boat with Technology Usage in Early Childhood Settings: A 21st Century View of Developmentally Appropriate Practice

“…When she begins her 7-min lesson, the PowerPoint TM slides are sequentially presented, and Mary Anne uses scripted directions and prompts to teach the targeted skills (see Parette et al 2009a;Parette et al2008a). After the lesson is taught, she opens the software application Clicker 5 (Crick Software 2007), a grid writing program used widely in education settings to support literacy activities (Parette et al 2009b), and presents sequences of writing choices (e.g., beginning words in sentence, verbs, objects) from which students can choose. As selections are called out by the students, the text appears in a screen, helping children develop an understanding of concepts about print.…”