Cristina Sylla|Clara Pereira Coutinho|Pedro Branco|Wolfgang Müller
Investigating the use of digital manipulatives for storytelling in pre-school
University of Minho|University of Minho|University of Minho|University of Education Weingarten
research identified need design interactive products children well longterm studies investigate effects use classroom environment following design development digital manipulative system storytelling involved preschool children teachers investigation presented reports findings fourmonth evaluation system carried portuguese preschool involving 24 pairs children four months researchers able observe childrens interaction digital manipulative system biased novelty system time constrains gathered data showed children used digital manipulative system create stories play language games activities foster development oral language emergent literacy formally targeted preschool curriculum system provided challenge adventure motivating children collaboratively explore create narratives empowering child actively participate task