Reading in the Digital Age: Young Children’s Experiences with E-books
International Studies with E-books in Diverse Contexts
Editors: Kim, Ji Eun, Hassinger-Das, Brenna (Eds.)
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- Provides ideas on how to use e-books to encourage early language and literacy development
- Includes guidelines and practical strategies for teachers and parents on how to use e-books
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This edited book focuses on affordances and limitations of e-books for early language and literacy, features and design of e-books for early language and literacy, print versus e-books in early language and literacy development, and uses of and guidelines for how to use e-books in school and home literacy practices. Uniquely, this book includes critical reviews of diverse aspects of e-books (e.g., features) and e-book uses (e.g., independent reading) for early literacy as well as multiple examinations of e-books in home and school contexts using a variety of research methods and/or theoretical frames. The studies of children’s engagement with diverse types of e-books in different social contexts provide readers with a contemporary and comprehensive understanding of this topic.
Research has demonstrated that ever-increasing numbers of children use digital devices as part of their daily routine. Yet, despite children’s frequent use of e-books from an early age, there is a limited understanding regarding how those e-books are actually being used at home and school. As more e-books become available, it is important to examine the educational benefits and limitations of different types of e-books for children. So far, studies on the topic have presented inconsistent findings regarding potential benefits and limitations of e-books for early literacy activities (e.g., independent reading, shared reading). The studies in this book aim to fill such gaps in the literature.
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Introduction to the Edited Volume
Pages 1-8
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The Four Pillars of Learning: e-Books Past, Present, and Future
Pages 11-21
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From Print to Digital: The Medium Is Only Part of the Message
Pages 23-43
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The Promise of Multimedia Enhancement in Children’s Digital Storybooks
Pages 45-57
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e-Book Design and Young Children’s Behaviour: The Case of Alphabet Books
Pages 59-85
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Reading in the Digital Age: Young Children’s Experiences with E-books
- Book Subtitle
- International Studies with E-books in Diverse Contexts
- Editors
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- Ji Eun Kim
- Brenna Hassinger-Das
- Series Title
- Literacy Studies
- Series Volume
- 18
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-20077-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-20077-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-20076-3
- Series ISSN
- 2214-000X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 296
- Number of Illustrations
- 23 b/w illustrations
- Topics
