Parent-Toddler Behavior and Language Differ When Reading Electronic and Print Picture Books.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the language and behaviors that typically occur when adults read electronic books with infants and toddlers, and which are supportive of learning. In this study, we report differences in parent and child behavior and language when reading print versus electronic versions of the same books, and investigate links between behavior and vocabulary learning. Parents of 102 toddlers aged 17-26 months were randomly assigned to read two commercially available electronic books or two print format books with identical content with their toddler. After reading, children were asked to identify an animal labeled in one of the books in both two-dimensional (pictures) and three-dimensional (replica objects) formats. Toddlers who were read the electronic books paid more attention, mad

SUBMITTER: Strouse GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5432581 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature