Digital or Print? A Comparison of Preschoolers' Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Engagement From a Print Book and an e-Book

• Main Authors: Stephanie M. Reich (Author), Joanna C. Yau (Author), Ying Xu (Author), Tallin Muskat (Author), Jessica Uvalle (Author), Daniela Cannata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Increasingly, children are engaging in early literacy experiences through digital devices. This raises questions about how electronic reading compares to print reading. To assess this, we randomly assigned 200 children (3-5 years) to be read the same book (1) with auto-narration on a tablet or 2) by...