Mary Ann Evans|Karen Williamson|Tiffany Pursoo
Preschoolers' Attention to Print During Shared Book Reading
University of Guelph|University of Guelph|University of Guelph
abstract seventysix children ages 3 5 individually read two storybooks specially formatted contain salient printed words within text illustrations text left rightfacing pages reader pointed word reading half children book children asked recognize elements illustrations specially formatted text elements among set foils videotaped sessions coded time children spent looking toward pages print versus illustrations analyses showed percentage time looking print less 2 nopointing condition increased age pointing words increased printlooking time age groups print target recognition 4yearolds controlling receptive vocabulary visual memory maturation associated scores emergent orthography letterword identification predicted time looking print recognition print elements