A randomised efficacy study of Web-based synthetic and analytic programmes among disadvantaged urban Kindergarten children

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-108

  Comaskey, Erin M ^a   Savage, Robert S ^a   Abrami, Philip ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Systematic Reviews Project Manager Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance   (Canada)

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EID: 58449092980     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2008.01383.x     Document Type: Article

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