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Abrami, P. C. (2011). A toolkit for learning: Using technology to close the gap. Education Canada, 51(2), 54-57.Available: http://www.cea-ace.ca/education-canada/article/toolkit-learning-using-technology-close-gap

Comaskey, E. M., Savage, R. S., & Abrami, P. (2007). The impact of the ABRACADABRA web-based literacy program on kindergarten children with English as an additional language. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Comaskey, E., Savage, R., & Abrami, P. C. (2009). A randomized efficacy study of web-based synthetic and analytic programmes among disadvantaged urban kindergarten children. Journal of Research in Reading, 32(1), 92-108. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2008.01383.x

Deault, L. Savage, R., & Abrami, P. C. (2009). Inattention and response to the ABRACADABRA web-based literacy intervention. Journal of Research on Educational effectiveness 2(3), 250-286. doi: 10.1080/19345740902979371

Di Stasio, M. & Savage R. S. (2009). Response to the ABRACADABRA web-based literacy intervention in kindergarten predicts literacy in grade 1. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Di Stasio, M., Savage, R., & Abrami, P. C. (2010). A follow-up study of the ABRACADABRA web-based literacy intervention in grade1. Journal of Research In Reading. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01469.x

Kendou, P., Savage, R.S. & Van den Broek, P. (2009). Revisiting the simple view of reading. British Journal of Educational Pysychology, 79(2), 353-370. doi: 10.1348/978185408X369020

Savage, R. S., Abrami, P., Hipps, G., & Deault, L. (2009). A randomized controlled trial study of the ABRACADABRA reading intervention program in grade 1. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101(3), 590-604. doi: 10.1037/a0014700

Savage, R., Abrami, P. C., Piquette-Tomei, N., Wood, E., Deleveaux, G., & Sanghera-Sidhu, B. (under review). A pan-Canadian experimental investigation of the impacts of the ABRACADABRA early literacy software on children's reading. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Savage, R. S., Erten, O., Abrami, P. C., Hipps, G., Comaskey, E., & van Lierop, D. (2010). ABRACADABRA in the hands of teachers: The Effectiveness of a web-based literacy intervention in grade 1 language arts programs. Computers in Education, 55 (2), 911-922. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.04.002

Wolgemuth, J., Helmer, J., Emmett, S., Bottrell, C., Lea, T., Bartlett, C., et al. (under review). ABRACADABRA!(ABRA) Early Childhood Literacy Project :A Quasi-Experimental Study of the ABRA Literacy Software in Northern Territory Indigenous Classrooms. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Wolgemuth, J., Helmer, J., Emmett, S., Lea, T., Mukundi, P., & Abrami, P. C. (under review). ABRACADABRA!(ABRA) Improving early literacy through technology in regional and remote schools using a multi-site randomized trial. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Wolgemuth, J., Savage, R., Helmer, Lea, T., Harper, H., Chalkiti, K., Bottrell, C. & Abrami, P.C. (2011). Using computer-based instruction to improve indigenous early literacy in Northern Australia: A quasi-experimental study. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET), 27(4), 727-750. http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet27/wolgemuth.html

Abrami, P.C., Savage, R.S., Deleveaux, G., Wade, A., Meyer, E. & Lebel, C. (2010). The Learning Toolkit: The Design, Development, Testing and Dissemination of Evidence-based Educational Software In P. Zemliansky & D.M. Wilcox (Eds.), Design and implementation of educational games: Theoretical and practical perspectives (pp. 168-187). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-61520-781-7.ch012

Abrami, P. C., Savage, R., Wade, A., Hipps, G. & Lopez, M. (2008). Using technology to assist children learning to read and write. In T. Willoughby & E. Wood (Eds.), Children's learning in a digital world. ( pp.129-172). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1002/9780470696682.ch6

Brodeur, M., Ouellet, C., Perreault, M., & Desrochers, A. (2011). L'analphabétisme crée l'obligation d'agir. In M. Fahmy (Ed.), L'état du Québec 2011 (pp. 373-380). Montreal, QC: Les éditions Boréal.

Hipps, G., Abrami, P. C., & Savage, R. (2005). ABRACADARA: The research, design and development of web-based early literacy software. In S. Pierre (Ed.), Développement, intégration et évaluation des technologies de formation et d'apprentissage (DIVA). Innovations et tendances en technologies de formation et d'apprentissage (pp. 89-112). Montreal, QC: Presses Internationales Polytechnique.

Savage, R. & Abrami, P. C. (2007). ABRACADABRA: Progress in the development, implementation and effectiveness of a web-based literacy resource. In Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), E-Learn 2007: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education [Compact disc]. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Savage, R. & Abrami, P. C. (2007). ABRACADABRA: Progress in the development, implementation and effectiveness of a web-based literacy resource. In R. Bastiaens & S. Carliner (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2007: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Abrami, P.C., Deleveaux, G., & Savage R. (2009, March). ABRACADABRA: A literacy resource for Aboriginal learning. Paper presented at the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, Ottawa, ON.

Abrami, P. C., Savage, R., Comaskey, E., Silverstone, D., & Hipps, G. (2006). ABRACADABRA: Evaluation of a balanced text and word-level reading intervention - Winter 2006. Preliminary findings, June 2006. Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance: Montreal, QC. Web site: http://doe.concordia.ca/cslp/ICT-ABRACADABRA.php

Abrami, P. C., Savage, R., Wade, A., Deleveaux, G., & Lebel, C. (2010, March). ABRACADABRA: An evidence based tool for early literacy. Seminar presented at the 35th Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec (LDAQ) annual conference, Montreal, QC.

Deleveaux, G., & Wade, A. (2010, May). ABRACADABRA: 21st century evidenced-based software designed to assist children develop literacy skills and to provide support for teachers and parents who guide them. Paper presented at the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Quebec, Montreal, QC.

Lebel, C. (2009, September). ABRACADABRA. Workshop presented at the Commission Scolaire de Montréal, Montreal, QC.

Sanghera-Sidhu, B., Deleveaux, G., Abrami, P. C., & Savage, R. (2009, June). Measuring treatment integrity of an evidence-based intervention study: Practical implications examined for the 2007-2009 Pan-Canadian, ABRACADABRA web-based literacy study. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC.

Sanghera-Sidhu, B., Rocchi, J., Di Stasio, M., & Savage, R. S. (2009, March). Exploration of ABRACADABRA a web-based literacy tool & an examination of the practical implications of conducting a Pan-Canadian study. Paper presented at the Education for a Diverse World: Addressing Equity & Human Rights Eighth Annual Education Graduate Students' Society (EGSS) Conference, Montreal, Quebec.

Savage, R. & Abrami, P. C. (2008, March). ABRACADABRA: A Web-based literacy program. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Savage, R., Abrami, P. C., Comaskey, E., Hipps, G., & Wade, A., (2007, June). ABRACADABRA: An evidence-based approach to early literacy instruction through web software. Workshop presented at the 6th Annual Canadian Language and Literacy Network (CLLRNet) Conference, Calgary, AB.

Savage, R., Abrami, P. C., Piquette-Tomei, N., Wood, E., & Deleveax, G. (2009, June). ABRACADABRA: An effective web-based literacy resource: Evidence from a randomized control trial with classroom teachers. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR), Boston, MA.

Savage, R. S., Abrami, P., Piquette-Tomei, N., Wood, E., & Delevaux, G. (2008, August). ABRACADABRA: A study in the development, implementation and effectiveness of a web-based literacy resource. A research progress report. Report of pan-Canadian research data analysis submitted to the Canadian Council for Learning and the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.

Savage, R., Abrami, P. C., Piquette-Tomei, N., Wood, E., Deleveaux, G., & Sanghera-Sidhu, B. (2011, April). A cluster randomized control trial of the ABRACADABRA web-based literacy program. Invited presentation presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, National Harbor, MD.

Savage, R. S., Ozlem, E., Abrami, P. C., Hipps, G., Comaskey, E., & Van Lierop, D. (2010, May). ABRACADABRA in the hands of teachers: The effectiveness of a web-based literacy intervention in Grade 1 language arts programs. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) and the Canadian Association of Educational Psychology (CAEP) Annual Conference , , Montreal, QC.

Savage, R., Piquette-Tomei, N., & Wesley, D. (2011, April). School-based effectiveness of the ABRACADABRA web-based literacy program: A randomized control trial with school professionals. Paper presented at the British Dyslexia Association.

Wolgemuth, J., Ehrich, J., Helmer, J., Emmett, S., Lea, T., Savage, R., et al. (2010, May). Using computer-based instruction to improve indigenous early literacy in northern Australia. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, Colorado.

Wolgemuth, J., Helmer, J., Emmett, S., Ehrich, J., Lea, T., Savage, R., et al. (2009, December). ABRACADABRA: Improving Literacy through computer-based instruction in regional and remote schools. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Canberra, Australia.

Wolgemuth, J., Helmer, J., Harper, H., Lea, T., Halkitis, K., Bottrell, C., et al. (2011, April). A multisite randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of ABRACADABRA on indigenous early literacy in Australia. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.

Zhou, M. Muzard, R., Therrien, M., Hipps, G., & Abrami, P. C. (2005, July). ABRACADABRA: A rich Internet literacy application. Paper presented at the EDMedia Conference, Montreal, QC.

Zhou, M., Muzard, R., Therrien, M., Hipps, G., & Abrami, P. C. (2005, May). ABRACADABRA : A rich internet literacy application. Paper presented at the 4e Colloque annuel Développement, intégration et évaluation des technologies de formation et d'apprentissage (DIVA), Montreal, QC.

Zhou, M., Muzard, R., Therrien, M., Hipps, G., & Abrami, P. C. (2005, April). ABRACADABRA: A rich internet literacy application. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, QC.

Abrami, P. C., Savage, R., Comaskey, E., Silverstone, D., & Hipps, G. (2006). ABRACADABRA: Evaluation of a balanced text and word-level reading intervention - Winter 2006. Preliminary findings, June 2006. Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance: Montreal, QC. Web site: http://doe.concordia.ca/cslp/ICT-ABRACADABRA.php

Hipps, G., Wade, A., & Abrami, P. C. (2004, March). Abracadabra: A literacy resource Schoolnet final report. Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance: Montreal, QC.

Savage, R., Abrami, P.C., Piquette-Tomei, N., Wood, E., Deleveaux, G. (2008). ABRACADABRA: A study in the development, implementation and effectiveness of a web-based literacy resource. A Research Report submitted to the Canadian Council on Learning. Interim Report.

Savage, R. S., Abrami, P., Piquette-Tomei, N., Wood, E., & Delevaux, G. (2008, August). ABRACADABRA: A study in the development, implementation and effectiveness of a web-based literacy resource. A research progress report. Report of pan-Canadian research data analysis submitted to the Canadian Council for Learning and the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.

Wolgemuth, J., Ehrich, J., Emmett, S., Helmer, J., Bartlett, C., Smith, H., Lea, T., Abrami, P., Savage, R., & Deleveaux, G. (2009). ABRACADABRA! (ABRA) Early Childhood Literacy Project Annual Report No. 1: A Pilot Study of the Feasibility of the ABRA Literacy Software in Northern Territory Indigenous Classrooms. Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT.

Wolgemuth, J., Helmer, J., Emmett, S., Bottrell, C., Lea, T., Bartlett, C., et al. (2009). ABRACADABRA! (ABRA) Early Childhood Literacy Project Annual Report No. 2: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the ABRA Literacy Software in Northern Territory Indigenous Classrooms. Darwin, NT.: Charles Darwin University.

Wolgemuth, J., Helmer, J., Harper, H., Chalkiti, K., Lea, T., Kirby, A., et al. (2011). ABRACADABRA (ABRA) Early childhood literacy project: A multi-site randomised controlled trial and case study of the ABRA literacy software in Northern Territory schools (Annual Report No. 3). Darwin, NT: Menzies School of Health Research.