Learning with QUILL: Lessons for Students, Teachers and Software Designers. Reading Education Report No. 60.

QUILL, a . "t of microcomputer based writing activities for students in _cs 2 through 12, is based on the best recent research on the composing process. It includes a word processor, a planner, a library, and electronic mail. Observations from more than 150 classrooms show children can use QUILL for genuine communicative purposes if they are provided with the right opportunities. However, QUILL's effectiveness derends on the attitudes teachers convey to their students about it, and on teachers' decisions about how students are allowed to use it. This paper recounts several lessons, gleaned from the observations, about how best to use QUILL, and educational software i' general.