Use of electronic storybooks in reading instruction: From theory to practice

Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 254-272

  McKenna, Michael C ^a   Zucker, Tricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203892152-27     Document Type: Chapter

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