Use of ICT in English
ICT can be used to give children a sense of purpose during English, for example, writing for a real audience. According to Vygotsky (1978), if children can relate to what they are writing their enthusiasm for completing the task will increase and as a result, will generally produce better quality work. The website Shelfari (Shelfari, 2008) gives users the opportunity to write reviews about books they have read and by doing so, are also able to use others’ advice to choose books that may be of interest to them. By reading other reviews, children will be able to identify a more mature style of writing, which can then be unknowingly adapted into their own work, improving their literacy skills and vocabulary. As the children will be learning to change their style of writing to communicate with people they don’t know, they