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Roskos, Kathleen; Northrop, Laura; Brueck, Jeremy; Lenhart, Lisa; Evans, Michelle – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2019
Access to books for students' independent reading practice is undergoing a profound shift from print to digital books in cloud-based digital reading programs. Tools for assessing the qualities of these programs as curriculum products are limited. This study describes a set of analytical tools for reviewing digital reading program software and…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Electronic Learning, Books
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Korat, Ofra; Shneor, Daphna – First Language, 2019
This study examines whether an e-book with a dictionary could support parents' mediation of new words during shared book reading, more than the child's independent reading of an e-book with and without a dictionary. The participants included 128 kindergartners and 64 mothers who were randomly divided into four groups: independent reading of the…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Low Income Groups, Books, Dictionaries
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Hall, Katrina W.; Hedrick, Wanda B.; Williams, Lunetta M. – Childhood Education, 2014
Research in the field of literacy has identified choice as a key component affecting students' reading habits and their resulting literacy growth. This article discusses an in-school independent reading project in which students are provided the freedom to choose books, use ambient music, and engage in book talks. The children showed increased…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Independent Reading, Reading Material Selection, Music