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ERIC Number: EJ1010930
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0885-6257
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E-Books for Supporting the Emergent Literacy and Emergent Math of Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities: Can Metacognitive Guidance Make a Difference?
Shamir, Adina; Lifshitz, Irit
European Journal of Special Needs Education, v28 n1 p33-48 2013
The purpose of the study reported here was to examine the effect of activity with an educational electronic book (e-book), with/without metacognitive guidance, on the emergent literacy (rhyming) and emergent math (essence of addition, ordinal numbers) of kindergartners at risk for learning disability (LD). Seventy-seven children ("M"?=?5.88, SD?=? 0.67) participated in the study. The children's cognitive level (verbal and non-verbal), emergent literacy (rhyming) and emergent math (essence of addition and ordinal numbers) were examined pre- and post-intervention. The findings indicate a significant improvement in these variables among the two groups of subjects who worked with the e-book when compared to the control group. The experimental group that received metacognitive guidance as part of their e-book experience exhibited the greatest improvement in rhyming. The findings are discussed in light of the still meager research on the effectiveness of e-books for promoting learning of children at risk for LD. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities; Test of Nonverbal Intelligence
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