Reading electronic and printed books with and without adult instruction: Effects on emergent reading

Reading and Writing

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 913-930

  Segal Drori, Ora ^a   Korat, Ofra ^a   Shamir, Adina ^a   Klein, Pnina S ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electronic book; Emergent literacy; Kindergarteners; Printed book; SES

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955652852     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-009-9182-x     Document Type: Article

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