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Kotaman, Hüseyin; Balci, Asli – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine impact of non-realistic and realistic storybooks on kindergarteners' storybook listening comprehension. One hundred and three kindergarteners ranging in age from 49 to 71 months, with a mean age of 62.08 months (SD = 4.97) from three public kindergartens participated in the study. Participants listened to…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Kindergarten, Listening Comprehension, Recall (Psychology)
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Kotaman, Huseyin; Tekin, Ali Kemal – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This study investigated young children's preferences for books to read aloud. Participants included 142 children enrolled in 4 public kindergartens in the Sanliurfa province of Turkey, their parents (142 parents), and teachers. Forty-nine 4-year-olds and 93 5-year-olds and their 9 teachers participated in the study. Parents filled out surveys;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Parents, Oral Reading
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Nist, Joan S. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Reports on comparisons of genres of award-winning picture books from Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the U.S. Most of the books were from the genres of folklore and fantasy. (NH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Fantasy
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Pardeck, John T.; Pardeck, Jean A. – Early Child Development and Care, 1998
Offers strategies for using children's books as tools for teaching able-bodied children about the unique needs of children with disabilities and how disabilities are an important aspect of cultural diversity. Notes five genres for conducting bibliotherapy: fiction, nonfiction, self-help books, fairy tales, and picture books. Provides an annotated…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy, Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences