Sunday, 7 January 2018

Improving Emergent Literacy With School-Based Shared Reading: Paper Versus Ebooks (review of article 47th)

Improving Emergent Literacy With School-Based Shared Reading: Paper Versus Ebooks


Interaction reading along with electronic books (ebooks) versus paper books are compared, using a randomly controlled crossover design. Ebooks are designed to encourage interactive reading styles by adult readers and to highlight text correspondence for child participants. Twenty-eight children from kindergarten classes were in low-income communities participating in the study, sharing books with adult readers. Each child shares the same paper book three times a week and an ebook three times in the second week, with stories and books presented in a balanced order. At the end of each child's learning week regarding the understanding of the story and the literature that appears is assessed by the research officer. All results are significantly related to knowledge of children's letters. However, the literacy knowledge that appears most in ebook conditions is compared to the condition of the printed book, especially for children with poor letters of knowledge. Therefore, ebooks designed to facilitate a supportive adult reading strategy can improve literacy reading skills, especially in children with poorer schooling skills.

Annisa Masnasuri Kesai
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