E-books effectiveness in promoting phonological awareness and concept about print: A comparison between children at risk for learning disabilities and typically developing kindergarteners

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1989-1997

  Shamir, Adina ^a   Shlafer, Inessa ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

E books; Emergent literacy; Kindergarteners at risk for learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

E-BOOKS; ELECTRONIC BOOKS; EMERGENT LITERACY; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; KINDERGARTENERS AT RISK FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES; LEARNING DISABILITIES; PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS; YOUNG CHILDREN;

EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; SPEECH;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE;

EID: 79958036397     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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