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A Digital Early Spelling Game: The Role of Auditory and Visual Support
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Elimelech, Adi; Aram, Dorit – AERA Open, 2019
We constructed a computer game to support preschoolers' early word spelling without an adult's assistance. The study explored the relative influence of auditory and visual digital supports on children's performance. Participants were 96 preschoolers who were randomly assigned into one of three groups: no support, auditory only support, or auditory…
Descriptors: Spelling, Auditory Stimuli, Visual Stimuli, Preschool Children
Using a Digital Spelling Game for Promoting Alphabetic Knowledge of Preschoolers: The Contribution of Auditory and Visual Supports
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Elimelech, Adi; Aram, Dorit – Reading Research Quarterly, 2020
The authors developed a digital spelling game to promote children's early literacy skills. Based on the dual-coding theory, the authors studied the benefits of auditory support alone versus auditory+visual support. Children played the game in three conditions: no support, hearing the whole word; auditory-only support, hearing a word segmented; and…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Video Games, Spelling, Emergent Literacy