Electronic Storybooks: A Constructivist Approach to Improving Reading Motivation in Grade 1 Students

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Foreign Countries; Emergent Literacy; Early Reading; Reading Motivation; Primary Education; Self Concept; Constructivism (Learning); Grade 1; Computer Assisted Instruction; Electronic Publishing; Picture Books; Reader Text Relationship; Student Attitudes; Story Telling; Visual Aids; Computer Software; Reading Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Attribution Theory; Feedback (Response)

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This study stemmed from a concern of the perceived decline in students' reading motivation after the early years of schooling. This research investigated the effectiveness of online eBooks on eight grade 1 students' reading motivation. Eight students were given ten 25-minute sessions with the software programs over 15 weeks. Qualitative data were collected from students, teachers, and parents through questionnaires, interviews, observations and field notes. The results suggest the promise of online reading software programs in supporting early readers who have reading, motivation, and/or behavioural difficulties. (Contains 2 figures.)

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2013

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