A researcher goes to school: Using technology in the kindergarten literacy curriculum

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-279

  Turbill, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

litracy development; software; technology implementation; visual literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993783415     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14687984010013002     Document Type: Article

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