Abstract
With computers penetrating ever more areas of everyday life, including that of children in all age groups, today's teachers are facing a new challenge: the effective use of innovative CD-ROM storybooks (eBooks) with young children in a classroom who have already been exposed to computers. In addition to their acquaintance with computers, these young children appear to be more cognitively receptive to written language than previous generations, a result we can attribute to changes embedded in the contemporary sociocultural environment (Neuman & Dickenson, 2001; Whitehurst & Lonigan, 2001). Yet, the creators of these books often overlook the need to integrate educational goals with the developmental capacities of young children (Haugland & Wright, 1997; Shamir & Korat, 2006). The purpose of this chapter is, therefore, to provide teachers with some guidance regarding eBook use in the kindergarten classroom.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Multimedia and Literacy Development |
| Subtitle of host publication | Improving Achievement for Young Learners |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 168-181 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0203892151, 9781135859909 |
| ISBN (Print) | 041598842X, 9780415988421 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
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