Children using paper alphabet books were more likely to say letter names, and their time oriented to the books predicted post-test letter-name and phonological awareness after controlling for pre-test scores. Children in all conditions improved over time in emergent literacy but no significant differences between conditions were found.
Measures of early reading ability were collected pre and post-intervention. Book reading sessions composed of three to four children were run twice a week over eight weeks, with child-book behaviours coded at each session. Three groups of approximately 30 children were assigned to one of three conditions: paper alphabet book, alphabet eBook, or storybook control. This study investigates the differential effectiveness of paper alphabet books and alphabet eBooks in training alphabetic knowledge in 4-year-olds. Advances in mobile technology have led to alphabet books of an electronic format with accompanying sound, animations, and interactive hot spots. Alphabet books are an important instructional text used in early education.
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