The Effects of Multimedia-Enhanced Instruction on the Vocabulary of English-Language Learners and Non-English-Language Learners in Pre-Kindergarten Through Second Grade

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-314

  Silverman, Rebecca ^a   Hines, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

English language learners; instruction; multimedia; storybook reading; vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249100156     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014217     Document Type: Article

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