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Lori Bruner; Natalia I. Kucirkova – Journal of Children and Media, 2025
In this study, we examine preschool storybook apps to identify the types of characters represented in these stories and how they relate to design quality and opportunities for children to build their vocabularies -- a significant predictor of later success in learning to read. Specifically, we sought to understand (a) how storybook apps portray…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computer Software, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs
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Serafini, Frank; Kachorsky, Dani; Aguilera, Earl – Journal of Children's Literature, 2015
Like other multimodal texts, the design, publication, and delivery of contemporary picture-books have been impacted by the digital revolution and the affordances of digital reading devices. Print-based picture-books are being published alongside digital narratives, and new digital picture-books are being created that no long begin as print-based…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Electronic Publishing