Multimedia and Literacy Development

Representing the state of the art in multimedia applications and their promise for enhancing early literacy development, this volume, the first synthesis of evidence-based research in its field, broadens the field of reading research by looking beyond print-only experiences to young readers' encounters with multimedia stories on Internet and DVD.

Auteur

Adriana G. Bus is Professor at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Currently she is working with computer experts, instructional designers, and content specialists on building an Internet environment to promote rich literacy experiences for young children.

Susan B. Neuman is Professor in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor USA, specializing in early literacy development. Previously, she directed the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) and served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.

Contenu

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction - Adriana Bus and Susan B. Neuman

Part I. Understanding the Multimedia Environment for Learning

2. Children and the Media-Ellen Wartella

3. Digital Beginnings: Young children's Use of Popular Culture, Media and New Technologies-Jackie Marsh

4. A Theory of Synergy- Susan B. Neuman

Part II. Designing Multimedia Applications for Learning

5. eBooks as Learning Objects in an Online World - Kathleen Roskos

6. A New Look at an Old Format: Eye Tracking Studies of Shared Book Reading and the Implications for E-Books and E-book Research-Evans

7. Learning from Interactive Vocabulary books in Kindergarten: Looking back, Looking Forward-Segers

8. Progress in Understanding the Uses of Multimedia for Struggling Readers-Van Daal

9. Old and new media in the lives of young bilingual children at risk: effects on first and second language learning--Paul P.M. Leseman & Aziza Y. Mayo

Part III. New Approaches to Storybook Reading

10. How multimedia representations contribute to a literate mind for second language learners - Adriana Bus Maria de Jong & Marian Verhallen (Leiden University, Netherlands)

11. The Educational Electronic Book as a Tool for Supporting Children's Emergent Literacy - Adina Shamir & Ofra Korat (Bar Ilan University, Israel)

12. Effects of multimedia stories on literacy development for early English language learners - Yuuko Uchikoshi (University of California, US)

13."Let's do the computer story again, Nana": A Case Study of how a two-year-old and his grandmother shared thinking spaces during Multiple Shared Readings of an Electronic Story, Linda Laboo

Part IV: Multimedia Applications in Classroom Instruction

14. Development and evaluation of a multimedia Success for All reading program - Chambers, Slavin, & Madden (John Hopkins University, U15. US)

15. Use of Electronic Storybooks in Reading Instruction: From Theory to Practice - Michael McKenna (Georgia Southern University, US)

16. Computer-Assisted Tutoring: Two Studies of Reading Outcomes in First Grade Classrooms-Chambers et al.

17. Using multimedia to promoting early literacy - Schleifer, Levin, Shilton, Freund, & Levin (University of Tel Aviv, Israel)

Part V: Summary and Conclusions

18. Summary and Conclusions: Where do we go from here? - Adriana Bus & Susan B. Neuman