ERIC Number: EJ1214255
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-7237
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Can E-Books Support Low SES Parental Mediation to Enrich Children's Vocabulary?
Korat, Ofra; Shneor, Daphna
First Language, v39 n3 p344-364 Jun 2019
This study examines whether an e-book with a dictionary could support parents' mediation of new words during shared book reading, more than the child's independent reading of an e-book with and without a dictionary. The participants included 128 kindergartners and 64 mothers who were randomly divided into four groups: independent reading of the e-book with a dictionary; joint mother-child reading of the e-book without a dictionary; joint mother-child reading of the e-book with a dictionary, and independent reading of the e-book without a dictionary (control). For each target word, the dictionary presented (1) word meaning, (2) word meaning within the story context, and (3) a combined meaning. Pre- and posttests included receptive and expressive understanding of the dictionary words. E-books were read four times. Reading the e-book with a dictionary and maternal mediation was the most effective for receptive and expressive word learning, followed by independent reading with the dictionary. Mothers who read the e-book with a dictionary mediated at a higher level than mothers who read without a dictionary. The intervention contributed to advancement in learning new words beyond children's initial vocabulary level. The research implications are presented in the discussion.
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Low Income Groups, Books, Dictionaries, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Mothers, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary Development, Independent Reading, Semantics, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Childrens Literature
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
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