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Enhanced recognition of written words and enjoyment of reading in struggling beginner readers through whole-word multimedia software
Arjette Karemaker; Nicola J. Pitchford; Claire O’Malley
Computers & Education Vol. 54, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 199–208
The effectiveness of a reading intervention using the whole-word multimedia software ‘Oxford Reading Tree (ORT) for Clicker’ was compared to a reading intervention using traditional ORT Big Books. Developing literacy skills and attitudes towards...
Language: English
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Effect of Orthographic Transparency on Letter Position Encoding: A Comparison of Greek and English Monoscriptal and Biscriptal Readers
Maria Ktori; Nicola J. Pitchford
Language and Cognitive Processes Vol. 23, No. 2 (March 2008) pp. 258–281
The effect of orthographic transparency on letter position encoding was investigated using a visual search task given to skilled readers of English (a deep orthography) or Greek (a transparent orthography). Two groups of younger participants,...
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Does Whole-Word Multimedia Software Support Literacy Acquisition?
Arjette M. Karemaker; Nicola J. Pitchford; Claire O'Malley
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 23, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 31–51
This study examined the extent to which multimedia features of typical literacy learning software provide added benefits for developing literacy skills compared with typical whole-class teaching methods. The effectiveness of the multimedia software...
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Closing the gap: Efficacy of a tablet intervention to support the development of early mathematical skills in UK primary school children
Laura A. Outhwaite; Anthea Gulliford; Nicola J. Pitchford
Computers & Education Vol. 108, No. 1 (May 2017) pp. 43–58
The efficacy of a hand-held tablet technology intervention with learner-centred interactive software aimed at supporting the development of early maths skills was evaluated in four studies conducted in three UK primary schools. Immediate and...
Language: English