ERIC Number: EJ969471
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
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Direct and Indirect Teaching: Using E-Books for Supporting Vocabulary, Word Reading, and Story Comprehension for Young Children
Korat, Ofra; Shamir, Adina
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v46 n2 p135-152 2012
We examine the effect of direct and indirect teaching of vocabulary and word reading on pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children following use of an electronic storybook (e-book). The children in each age group were randomly assigned to an intervention group which read the e-book or to a control group which was afforded the regular school program. The e-book included words with meaning support and words with no support. Children who read the e-book exhibited progress in the meaning and reading of the words supported directly by the computer compared to the control group. No such progress was observed for words without direct support. No differences appeared in the progress between the two age groups and no interaction was found between age and type of word support. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Kindergarten, Reading Instruction, Preschool Children, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Dictionaries, Word Recognition, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Electronic Publishing, Computer Peripherals, Multimedia Instruction, Books, Childrens Literature, Reading Materials, Story Reading, Instructional Effectiveness, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Correlation, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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