Reading in the Digital Age: Young Children’s Experiences with E-books

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