The effect of electronic books on enhancing emergent literacy skills of pre-school children |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Delaware, 113 Willard Hall, Newark, DE 19716, United States;2. Temple University, 13th and Cecil B. Moore Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States;3. University of Chicago, 5848 South University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, United States;4. University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States;5. Pace University, 41 Park Row, New York, NY, 10038, United Sates;1. Northwestern University, Center on Media and Human Development, Communication Studies, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60076, United States;2. Georgetown University, Department of Psychology, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, United States;1. University of California Irvine, School of Education, USA;2. Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of e-books on enhancing Jordanian preschool children's emergent literacy skills (experimental group), in comparison to children who were exposed to regular printed books (control group). To achieve the objectives of this study, the total of 92 children were assigned to either experimental group (n = 48) and control group (n = 44). The pre- and post-test data was collected on print awareness, vocabulary, alphabetic knowledge and phonological awareness skills to determine the effectiveness of e-books. The results indicated that children in experimental group performed significantly better than the children in control group. Moreover, significant differences were found according to gender, as the female children exhibited superior emergent literacy skills to the male children. Regarding the different emergent literacy skills, children in the experimental group achieved better improvement in the areas of print awareness and vocabulary. Based on these findings, it is recommended that pre-school institutions incorporate e-books activities into their classrooms. |
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| Keywords: | Electronic book (e-book) Printed book Emergent literacy Pre-school children Early literacy |
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