The parent advantage in fostering children's e-book comprehension

Autor: Brenna Hassinger-Das, Natalie Brezack, Lien Vu, Alexis Paller, Rebecca A. Dore, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Tara L. Valladares, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 44:24-33
ISSN: 0885-2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.02.002
Popis: One potential advantage of e-books is that unlike traditional books, preschoolers can read independent of an adult by using the audio narration feature. However, little research has investigated whether children comprehend a story's content after using an e-book with audio narration. The current study compares preschoolers' comprehension of an e-book in three conditions: (1) parent reading, in which parents read the e-book to their children, (2) independent with audio, in which children see the e-book independently with audio narration, and (3) independent without audio, in which children see the e-book independently but do not have audio narration available. Our results suggest that children comprehend some content from e-books using audio narration, indicating that using e-books independently may be a worthwhile activity for preliterate children while caregivers are otherwise occupied. However, results also show that children recall the most information about the e-book after reading with a parent.
Databáze: OpenAIRE