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Title: Technology for Improving Literacy Outcomes in Fourth through Sixth Grade: A Review of Computer-Assisted and Blended Learning Approaches
Language: English
Authors: Brandon Clayton
Source: Online Submission. 2025.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Grade 5
Middle Schools
Grade 6
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Blended Learning, Literacy Education, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Cooperative Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Modalities, Teacher Role, Computer Uses in Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Teaching Methods
Abstract: This review examines the effectiveness of technology within the computer-assisted and Blended Learning approaches. Specifically, to investigate the effectiveness of improving literacy outcomes for fourth through sixth-grade students. The review explores pedagogical practices within collaborative and constructivist learning, multimodal instruction, and teacher mediation, and how they contribute to literacy development. Findings indicate that technology can enhance reading comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and motivation, especially when integrated through personalized, interactive, and feedback-driven environments. However, due to insufficient research on this grade range, it is hard to determine which pedagogical practice is best suited for such environments. Though programs such as Lexia Core 5 and PowerUp Literacy do show promise, especially within at-risk and English learner populations.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED679430
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