Living Literature Chapter 7: Children's Literature Software

AWARDS

ALA Notable Software for children Terms and criteria for the award: Access link below and select "Current Notable Computer Software." http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/Default1888.htm

The ComputED Gazette is sponsor of two national software awards: For winners visit: http://computedgazette.com/ Education Software Review Awards (EDDIES) in the spring, Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES) in the fall.

SELECTED LITERACY-RELATED SOFTWARE

Living Books—Broderbund http://www.broderbund.com/ Activities usually printed in the teacher's guide:

Arthur's Birthday (Marc Brown) Arthur's Computer Adventures (Marc Brown) Arthur's Reading Race (Marc Brown) Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Marc Brown) Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight (Stan and Jan Berenstain) Berenstain Bears In the Dark (Stan and Jan Berenstain) Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss) Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss) Just Grandma and Me (Mercer Mayer) Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop) Anderson, R. S., & Speck, B. W. (2001). Using technology in K-8 literacy classrooms. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Edmark / Riverdeep http://www.riverdeep.net/edmark/ Activities usually printed in the teacher's guide:

Talking Walls (Margy Burns Knight) Imagination Express Pyramids Amazing Writing Machine Print Shop Ultimate Student Writing Center

Electronic Arts

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. http://harrypotter.ea.com/

Scholastic http://www.scholastic.com Graph Club I Spy Treasure Hunt Magic School Bus Phonics Readers Reading Counts Spelling Studio Wiggleworks