Nobuo Masataka
Development of reading ability is facilitated by intensive exposure to a digital children's picture book
Kyoto University
author presents preliminary evidence supporting possibility reading ability 4yearold children improved consequence intensive exposure narrative digital picture book consecutive 5day period creating digital version used two additional functions provided first entire story voicerecorded professional narrator programmed played narration speaker ipad next narration digitized page proceeded character exactly corresponding pronounced narrator moment became highlighted red subjects literacy capability respect syllabic script japanese language kana evaluated exposure performance score found increase exposure digital book whereas change recorded children experienced exposure printed version picture book read mother effects confirmed children retested 4 weeks later although preliminary current study represents first experimental evidence positive effect exposure digital books upon aspect child development