Expanding the boundaries of shared book reading: E-books and printed books in parent-child reading as support for children's language

First Language

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 504-523

  Korat, Ofra ^a   Shamir, Adina ^a   Heibal, Shani ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

E book; Phonological awareness; Shared book reading; Word comprehension; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885610632     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723713503148     Document Type: Article

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