Screens with Stories: Productive Digital Reading for Children?

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dc.authorid0000-0002-2836-176X
dc.contributor.authorBus, Adriana G.
dc.contributor.authorBroekhof, Kees
dc.contributor.authorCoenraads, Christiaan
dc.contributor.authorUgurlu, Bora
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T12:00:00Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T12:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractWith support from European funding, a digital picture book library was developed to assist families with limited access to age-appropriate books in a familiar language. This study examines how a multilingual group of families engaged with the library. Specifically, it investigates the frequency of visits, the range of titles accessed, the extent of rereading, the navigational strategies used to support comprehension, and the languages chosen during reading. Log data were collected over approximately four months in two kindergarten groups (28 users) and one childcare center serving 3-year-old children (48 users). About one-third of participants read at least one complete book, although most did so only once or a few times. Among families who used the library more consistently, all titles were accessed, and many were reread. Some users showed remarkable navigation patterns: they repeatedly revisited early scenes, suggesting a self-guided strategy for building familiarity before progressing through the story. Despite the multilingual backgrounds of the families, books were read predominantly in the societal language. Overall, the findings suggest that the digital library is appealing to families and, when implemented on a broader scale, has the potential to support the language development of a substantial number of children.
dc.description.sponsorshipErasmus+ [KA220-SCH-955D3D99]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was funded by an Erasmus+ grant (KA220-SCH-955D3D99).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/educsci15121663
dc.identifier.issn2227-7102
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105025891959
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15121663
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/34475
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001646368900001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofEducation Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260130
dc.subjectdigital library
dc.subjectmultilingualism
dc.subjectdigital picture books
dc.subjectmultimedia-enhanced
dc.subjectbook reading
dc.subjectmultilingual families
dc.subjectchildren aged 3-5
dc.titleScreens with Stories: Productive Digital Reading for Children?
dc.typeArticle

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