Young children's learning with digital media

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-283

  Lieberman, Debra A ^a   Bates, Cynthia H ^a   So, Jiyeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive skills; Computer; Kindergarten; Learning; Mathematics; Media; Preschool; Reading; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149289860     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380560903360194     Document Type: Review

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