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Salmon, Lynda G. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
This article reviews extant literature with the purpose of identifying factors that affect the potential efficacy of electronic books to support literacy development during early childhood. Selection criteria include experimental, quasi-experimental, and observational studies from peer-reviewed journals from 2000 to 2013 with a target population…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Electronic Publishing, Literacy Education, Young Children
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White, Aubrey Randall; Carney, Edward; Reichle, Joe – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2010
Purpose: The current investigation compared directed scanning and group-item scanning among typically developing 4-year-old children. Of specific interest were their accuracy, selection speed, and efficiency of cursor movement in selecting colored line drawn symbols representing object vocabulary. Method: Twelve 4-year-olds made selections in both…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children, Visual Stimuli
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Kazanci, Zekeriya; Okan, Zuhal – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2009
The purpose of this study is to offer a critical consideration of instructional software designed particularly for children. Since the early 1990s computer applications integrating education with entertainment have been adopted on a large scale by both educators and parents. It is expected that through edutainment software the process of learning…
Descriptors: Courseware, Computers, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
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Dropik, Patricia L.; Reichle, Joe – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2008
Purpose: Directed scanning and group-item scanning both represent options for increased scanning efficiency. This investigation compared accuracy and speed of selection with preschoolers using each scanning method. The study's purpose was to describe performance characteristics of typically developing children and to provide a reliable assessment…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Preschool Children, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
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Boyles, Peggy, Ed.; Sandrock, Paul, Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2005
The theme for the 2005 Central States Conference, "Year of Languages," and the title of this volume, "The Year of Languages: Challenges, Changes, and Choices," reinforce the commitment and passion that language educators demonstrate in their profession. Whether teaching in a small rural school or developing innovative programs…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education