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Pearman, Cathy J.; Chang, Ching-Wen – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
CD-ROM storybooks, often referred to as electronic texts, e-books, and interactive stories, are learning tools with supplemental features such as automatic reading of text, sound effects, word pronunciations, and graphic animations which support the development of reading skills and comprehension in beginning readers. Some CD-ROM storybooks also…
Descriptors: Cues, Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Reading Skills
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Lefever-Davis, Shirley; Pearman, Cathy – Reading Teacher, 2005
This research explores the impact of CD-ROM storybook features on the reading behaviors of 6- and 7-year-old students with limited exposure to CD-ROM storybooks. Six categories of behaviors were identified: tracking, electronic feature dependency, distractibility, spectator stance, electronic feature limitations, and electronic features as tools.…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Educational Technology, Grade 1, Computer Peripherals