The promise of multimedia stories for kindergarten children at risk

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 410-419

  Verhallen, Maria J A J ^a   Bus, Adriana G ^a   De Jong, Maria T ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animated stories; Energent literacy; Media; Storybook reading; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745139103     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.2.410     Document Type: Article

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