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Britt, Shelby; Wilkins, Julia; Davis, Jessica; Bowlin, Amy – Journal of Character Education, 2016
In this article, we describe how books addressing social-emotional topics can be used by teachers of young children during class read-alouds to enhance students' social-emotional development. Teachers of young children typically choose books for class read-alouds based on curriculum topics and student interest; however, they may not be aware of…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Social Development, Emotional Development, Young Children
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Takacs, Zsofia K.; Swart, Elise K.; Bus, Adriana G. – Review of Educational Research, 2015
A meta-analysis was conducted on the effects of technology-enhanced stories for young children's literacy development when compared to listening to stories in more traditional settings like storybook reading. A small but significant additional benefit of technology was found for story comprehension (g+ = 0.17) and expressive vocabulary (g+ =…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Books, Technology Uses in Education, Literacy
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Boyce, Lisa K.; Cook, Gina A.; Roggman, Lori A.; Innocenti, Mark S.; Jump, Vonda K.; Akers, James F. – Early Education and Development, 2004
This study examined low-income, Spanish-speaking, immigrant Latina mothers' book sharing behaviors in relation to their children's vocabulary. Participants were 47 3-year-old children and their mothers. We addressed two research questions: (a) What interactive behaviors are evident when low-income immigrant Latina mothers and their 3-year-old…
Descriptors: Mothers, Immigrants, Expressive Language, Sharing Behavior