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--- abstract: "Multimedia technology is bringing a new dimension to literacy-related educational software. Talking Book software is designed to support young children in independent reading practice.\r\nThis study took Talking Stories software, a constituent of the Oxford Reading Tree scheme, into the classroom to evaluate its effectiveness in supporting the acquisition of literacy skills with normal, beginning readers.\r\nReading practice with the computer was compared with reading practice with an equivalent printed book on 2 measures.\r\nThe results indicate significant benefits, particularly for less able and emergent readers on single word reading.\r\n" altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: 'September 3-6, 1997' conference: 'VIIIth European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Universite Rennes 2, France' confloc: 'Rennes, France' contact_email: ~ creators_id: - mmaclean@brookes.ac.uk - '' creators_name: - family: MacLean given: Morag honourific: Ms lineage: '' - family: Sharp given: Terry honourific: Mrs lineage: '' date: 1997-09-03 date_type: completed datestamp: 2008-02-04 18:02:19 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/59/12 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 5912 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/5912/1/MacLean_%26_Sharp_1997.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: unpub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: "Developmental Psychology\r\nTraining study\r\nReading" lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:03 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: ~ pagerange: ~ pubdom: TRUE publication: ~ publisher: ~ refereed: FALSE referencetext: "Hartas C., & Mosely, D. (1993) “Say that again, please”: A scheme to boost reading skills using a computer with digitised speech. Support for Learning, vol 8, No.1 Nasen. Oxford: Blackwell.\r\nHunt, R. (Editor) (1986) Oxford Reading Tree: Teacher’s Guide. Oxford: OUP.\r\nHunt, R. (1989) Oxford Reading Tree: Stages 2 & 3 More Stories (Pack A) Oxford: OUP\r\n" relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 21 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2008-02-04 18:02:19 subjects: - dev-psy succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: 'Multimedia technology and the acquisition of reading skills: An evaluation of Talking Stories.' type: confposter userid: 7528 volume: ~