Implementing Interactive Literacy Software in Kenyan Early Childhood Education Classes

Autor/inn/en	Iminza, Rose; Lysenko, Larysa; Wade, Anne; Abrami, Philip
Titel	Implementing Interactive Literacy Software in Kenyan Early Childhood Education Classes
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 18 (2022) 1, S.55-66 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Computer Software; Foreign Countries; Literacy; Early Childhood Education; Reading Ability; Computer Literacy; Preschool Children; Educational Technology; Early Childhood Teachers; Teaching Methods; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Computerkenntnisse; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Unterrichtsmedien; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kenia
Abstract	This paper reports a case of implementing the free web-based interactive literacy software, ABRACADBRA, in early childhood education classes of Mombasa County, Kenya. A comprehensive model of training and support was offered to classroom teachers to help them integrate the software in preschool English Language instruction for three terms in 2019. The recorded changes in teaching suggest improvements in young students' foundational reading ability and computer skills among others. A combination of teacher resilience and school leadership drove successful implementation of ABRACADBRA. Avenues for future research include studying the effects of the software on a range of preschoolers' learning outcomes and examining the training and support model for optimal, sustainable, and scalable effects on instruction. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Cavehill, Bridgetown, Barbados, BB11000, West Indies. e-mail: chiefeditor-ijedict@open.uwi.edu; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01