Ofra Korat|Adina Shamir
Electronic books versus adult readers: effects on children's emergent literacy as a function of social class
Bar-Ilan University|Bar-Ilan University
abstract compared effects childrens reading educational electronic storybook emergent literacy read story printed version adult investigated 128 5 6yearold kindergarteners 64 children two socioeconomic status ses groups low lses middle mses group children randomly assigned one three subgroups two intervention groups included three book reading sessions children one group individually read electronic book second group children read printed book adult children third group served control received regular kindergarten programme pre postintervention emergent literacy measures included vocabulary word recognition phonological awareness compared control group childrens vocabulary scores intervention groups improved following reading activity children interventions groups ses groups showed similarly good level story comprehension ses groups compared control group childrens phonological awareness word recognition improve following reading interventions implications future research education discussed