The effects of CD-ROM storybook reading on low SES kindergarteners' emergent literacy as a function of learning context

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 354-367

  Shamir, Adina ^a   Korat, Ofra ^a   Barbi, Nili ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electronic book; Emergent literacy; Kindergarteners; SES

Indexed keywords

CD-ROM; CONTEXT SENSITIVE GRAMMARS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

ELECTRONIC BOOK (E-BOOK); EMERGENT LITERACY; KINDERGARTENERS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 43549091335     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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