Reading in the Digital Age: Young Childrens Experiences with E-books

Introduction; Ji Eun Kim and Brenna Hassinger-Das.- Part I: E-book Features and Literacy Development.- The Four Pillars of Learning: E-books Past, Present, and Future; Brenna Hassinger-Das, Rebecca Dore and Jennifer M. Zosh.- From Print to Digital: The Medium is Only Part of the Message; Mary L. Courage.- The Promise of Multimedia Enhancement in Children s Storybooks; Adriana G. Bus, Burcu Sar and Zsofia K. Takacs.- E-Book Design and Young Children s Behaviour: The Case of Alphabet Books; Mary Ann Evans.- Part II: E-books and Literacy Practices at Home.- Parent Preferences: E-books versus Print Books; Roxanne A. Etta.- Technology Support for Adults and Children Reading Together; Glenda L. Revelle, Gabrielle A. Strouse, Georgene L. Troseth, Susan Rvachew and Dahlia Thompson Forrester.- Part III: E-books and Literacy in Practices in Schools.- Digital Reading Programs: Definitions, Analytic Tools and Practice Examples; Jeremy Brueck, Lisa A. Lenhart and Kathleen A. Roskos.- The Power of a Story: Reading Live and Electronic Storybooks to Young Children; Kevin M. Wong and Susan B. Neuman.- The Effects of Digital Literacy Support Tools on First Grade Students Comprehension of Informational Ebooks; Heather Herman and Katia Ciampa.- Designing Dialogs Around Picture Book-apps; Elise Seip Tønnessen and Trude Hoel.- Practical Strategies for E-book Use in Early Childhood Classrooms (K-5); Amelia K. Moody and Jeanne Swafford.- Part IV: E-books and Special Populations.- Metacognitive Intervention with E-books to Promote Vocabulary and Story Comprehension among Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities; Adina Shamir and Gila Dushnitzky.- A Meta-Analysis of Multimedia Applications: How Effective Are Interventions with E-books, Computer-Assisted Instruction and TV/Video on Literacy Learning? Victor H. P. van Daal, Jenny Miglis Sandvik and Herman J. Adèr.