Supplementing literacy instruction with a media-rich intervention: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-127

  Penuel, William R ^a   Bates, Lauren ^b   Gallagher, Lawrence P ^a   Pasnik, Shelley ^b   Llorente, Carlin ^a   Townsend, Eve ^b   Hupert, Naomi ^b   Domínguez, Ximena ^a   VanderBorght, Mieke ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum supplement; Digital media; Early literacy; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455142794     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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