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The Use of Digital Technologies to Develop Young Children's Language and Literacy Skills: A Systematic Review
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Sylvia Liu; Barry Lee Reynolds; Nathan Thomas; Ali Soyoof – SAGE Open, 2024
This review was conducted to explore the use of digital technologies with young children in early childhood language and literacy education. It centers on peer-reviewed empirical journal articles published during the past two decades. An initial sample of refereed journal articles (N = 631) was compiled from systematically searching the Web of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Skill Development, Young Children, Language Skills
Evaluating Storytelling Activities for Early Literacy Development
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Maureen, Irena Y.; van der Meij, Hans; de Jong, Ton – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
This study reports on the effectiveness of an organised set of storytelling activities that aimed to enhance early literacy development. There were three conditions in the study. In the control condition, regular literacy development activities took place. In one experimental condition, the set of activities included oral storytelling. In the…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Teaching Methods
Introducing Augmented Reality in Early Childhood Literacy Learning
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Pan, Zilong; López, Mary Frances; Li, Chenglu; Liu, Min – Research in Learning Technology, 2021
Augmented reality (AR) as an emerging technology has gradually been incorporated into educational contexts; however, the cases that incorporate AR into early childhood contexts are underrepresented and especially scant in the literacy domain. Aiming to measure the impact of AR on early childhood learning and motivation in the literacy domain, this…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Preschool Education
Workshop Training to Facilitate Parent-Child Instructional Opportunities for Reading and Social Development with Kindergarten Students
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Wood, Katherine R.; Wood, Eileen; Gottardo, Alexandra; Archer, Karin; Savage, Robert; Piquette, Noëlla – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
This study provided workshops for parents on either early literacy or socio-emotional learning to examine the impact on their children's reading and social skills development (n = 576 parents; n = 584 children). Parents of kindergartners were offered interactive workshops designed to help them identify everyday opportunities to support reading…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Workshops, Parent Education, Emergent Literacy
Touch Screen Tablets and Emergent Literacy
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Neumann, Michelle M.; Neumann, David L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
The use of touch screen tablets by young children is increasing in the home and in early childhood settings. The simple tactile interface and finger-based operating features of tablets may facilitate preschoolers' use of tablet application software and support their educational development in domains such as literacy. This article reviews…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Treatment of Foundational Reading Skills through Telepractice and Face-to-Face Environments: Single Subject Design
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Hetherton, Mary Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Service delivery and the access to specialized instructions to consumers, encounters many barriers within the profession of speech-language pathology. This state of affairs is largely due to the disparate distribution of speech language services (ASHA, 2005). This restricted access, or an inability to access services, is a result of a number of…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Delivery Systems, Speech Language Pathology