Educational e-books: A support for vocabulary and early math for children at risk for learning disabilities

Educational Media International

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-47

  Shamir, Adina ^a   Baruch, Dorit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

e books; early math; emergent litracy; learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859636891     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2012.662623     Document Type: Article

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