"Just Grandma and Me" in the year one classroom

Abstract

One of the Brøderbund titles in the series is currently in use in the Year 1 classrooms in state schools. Just Grandma And Me has a very simple storyline, but the theme, basically a day at the beach, is directly relevant to the children's everyday experience, presenting through text, pictures and animation objects and situations which can easily make part of a simple conversation. This is important as we should use the software as a vehicle towards spoken as much as written English. The point is that although this is supposed to be reading software, we are here dealing with other skills than just reading: listening and self-expression.