Interactions with talking books: Phonological awareness affects boys' use of talking books

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 382-390

  Littleton, K ^a   Wood, C ^b   Chera, P ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c Learnometer Project   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boys' attainment in literacy; Phonological awareness; Talking books

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748306083     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: 13652729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2006.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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