Computer-assisted tutoring: Teaching letter sounds to kindergarten students using incremental rehearsal

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 332-342

  Volpe, Robert J ^a   Burns, Matthew K ^b   Dubois, Matthew ^a   Zaslofsky, Anne Follen ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79952597421     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20557     Document Type: Article

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