1. Use of Microsoft® PowerPoint to support emergent
literacy skill development among young at risk children
1. Teacher Name: ______________________ 2. Date: _____________________________
3. School: ____________________________ 5. Grade: _____________________________
6. Subject: ___________________________
7. Topic: _____________________________
8. Observer Name: ____________________
ID Pedagogical aspect Done Not Done N/A
A There clear educational goals
B Instruction matches stated objectives
C Practice activities and exercises are appropiate for lesson objectives.
ID 1.0 Document Layout and Formatting Requirement Done Not Done N/A
A Do all of the slides avoid using flickering/flashing text and/or
animated text?
B Do all slides that contain hyperlinks have active links?
C Do all of the slides avoid using text boxes or graphics with text
within them?
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D Have comments been removed and formatting marks been turned
off?
ID 2.0 Document Image Requirement Done Not Done N/A
A Do all slide graphics (images, grouped images and non-text
elements) that convey information have Alternative Text (Alt Text)
associated with them?
B Have all slides that contain multiple associated images on the same
page (e.g., boxes in an organizational chart) been grouped as one
object?
C Do complex images have teacher descriptive immediately after the
image?

2. ID motivation and reinforcement Done Not Done N/A
A The program is attractive and interesting for risk kids?
B It motivates users to continue using the program, does it encourage
the learner?
ID Presentation Done Not Done N/A
A The material easy to read ?
B The graphics useful?
c The layout well-designed?
ID Feed Back Done Not Done N/A
A Feedback is used appropriately ?
B the learner offered useful feedback if s/he gets something wrong?
c the learner gets something right purely by chance, can s/he seek an
explanation in order to find out why the answer is right?
ID Navigation Done Not Done N/A
A The program designed for easy navigation and control?
B The interface understanding?
C Can go back to earlier steps easily?
D Can control the order of presentation?
E Can control how long to spend at each step?
F Easy to exit from program?