Developing successful readers: Building early comprehension skills through television viewing and listening

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-98

  Kendeou, Panayiota ^a   Lynch, Julie ^b   Van Den Broek, Paul ^a   Espin, Chris ^a   White, Mary ^a   Kremer, Kathleen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fischer Price Headquarters   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Comprehension; Listening comprehension; Literacy; Media; Narratives; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745769054     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-005-0030-6     Document Type: Article

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