Laura M. Justice|Lori E. Skibbe|Andrea Canning|Chris Lankford
Pre?schoolers, print and storybooks: an observational study using eye movement analysis
University of Virginia|University of Virginia|University of Virginia
study used eyegaze analysis determine extent preschool children visually attended print looking two storybooks contrast visual attention print printsalient versus picturesalient storybook study individual differences preschoolers visual preferences results indicated preschool children infrequently attended print traditional picturesalient storybook 27 fixations focused print 25 time spent looking regions print children fixated frequently print spent time looking print regions reading printsalient storybook within 7 fixations focused print 6 time spent print zones effect size estimates showed difference consistent large effect little variation visual attention print observed across ten children childrens alphabet knowledge associated variance childrens visual attention print educational implications discussed