Effectiveness of the Design and Use of New Software in Learning Arabic Reading at Omani First Basic Education Cycle's Schools

There is an increasing need to draw the attention of Arab educators in the areas of curriculum and educational and information technologies to the new generation of learners' requirements in scope of the information burst coming from space, computers, and internet equipping the Arab kids with a high degree of IT skills even before their enrolment in schools. These skills must be appreciated, nurtured, and developed by educators and curricular planners in the study timetable and outside the schools. Teachers should be also trained to keep abreast of these developments. The objective of this research project is to measure the effectiveness of the design and use of new software in learning Arabic reading at Omani first basic education cycle's schools. It follows the qualitative and quantitative methods, both descriptive and evaluative, in its field work; and systematic approach in its design, implementation, and evaluation where it involves the design of research tools, software, training guides and then their development, field implementation, and evaluation.