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Reading in the digital age: young children's experiences with e-books : international studies with e-books in diverse contexts

Kim, Ji Eun, editor, Hassinger-Das, Brenna, editor

Overview

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 childrens 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 childrens 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.

• Publisher: Springer
• Subject: Children Books and reading. / Electronic books. / Children Books and reading Sociological aspects.
• ISBN: 3030200760, 9783030200763

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
Z1037.A1 R43 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE