Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk

Presenting cutting-edge studies from various countries into the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the literacy acquisition of at-risk children, this volume focuses specifically on the utility of technology in supporting and advancing literacy among the relevant populations. These include...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shamir, Adina. (Editor), Korat, Ofra. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Literacy Studies, Perspectives from Cognitive Neurosciences, Linguistics, Psychology and Education ; 7
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5119-4
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk .-Early Childhood 1. Effects of an Adaptive Game on Early Literacy Skills in At Risk Populations
  • 2. Giving All Children a Good Start: The Effects of an Embedded Multimedia Intervention for Narrowing the Vocabulary Gap Before Kindergarten
  • 3. Video Storybooks  A Way to Empower Children at Risk�
  • 4. Print to Pixel: Foundations of an E-Book Instructional Model in Early Literacy�
  • 5. What Can Better Support Low SES Childrens Emergent Reading? Reading E-Books and Printed Books with and without Adult Mediation
  • 6.The Effects of Multimedia on Early Literacy Development of Children at Risk: A Meta-Analysis�
  • School Children 7. Teachers Use of Assessment to Instruction (A2i) Software and Third Graders Reading Comprehension Gains
  • 8. An Online Learning Community as Support for A1- Risk Students Literacy Growth-Findings, Implications, and Challenges
  • 9. Stimulating Self-regulated Learning in Hypermedia to Support Mathematical Literacy of Lower-achieving Students�
  • Special Educational Needs 10. Promoting Emergent Literacy of Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities: Do E-books Make a Difference?
  • 11. Early Literacy Interventions using ICT in Children with SLI
  • 12. Making a Difference: Using Laptops as a Support for Spelling Improvement among Students with Learning Disability
  • 13. Nonliteral Comprehension Deficits in Children with Learning Disabilities: Implications of Brain Imaging Technology
  • 14. Use of Technology for Literacy Acquisition among Children with Communication Difficulties.