Video storybooks as a bridge to literacy
Verhallen, M.J.A.J.
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Verhallen, M. J. A. J. (2009, November 18). Video storybooks as a bridge to literacy. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14367
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Video Storybooks as a Bridge to Literacy
Proefschrift ter verkrijging van
de graad Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P. F. van der Heijden, volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties
te verdedigen op 18 november 2009 klokke 16.15 uur
door Marian Verhallen geboren te Arnhem
in 1951
2
Promotiecommissie
Promotor:
Prof. Dr. A. G. Bus (Universiteit Leiden)
Overige leden:
Prof. Dr. I. Levin (Universiteit Tel Aviv)
Prof. Dr. L. T. W. Verhoeven (Radbout Universiteit Nijmegen) Prof. Dr. M. H. van IJzendoorn (Universiteit Leiden) Prof. Dr. P. W. Van den Broek (Universiteit Leiden)
Dr. J. M. Voogt (Universiteit Twente) Dr. M. T. de Jong (Universiteit Leiden)
3 Table of Contents
1 Acknowledgements 5
2 Introduction 7
References 14
3 The Promise of Multimedia Stories for Kindergarten Children At-risk Abstract
Introduction Method Results Discussion References
19 20 23 32 36 41 4 Video Storybook Reading as a Remedy for Vocabulary Deficits:
Outcomes and Processes Abstract
Introduction Method Results Discussion References
47 48 53 58 65 70 5 Low-Income Immigrant Pupils Learning Vocabulary through Digital
Picture Storybooks Abstract
Introduction Method Results Discussion References
79 80 83 88 90 94 6 Video Storybooks: a Worthwhile Investment for all Young L2 Learners?
Abstract Introduction Method
99 100 103
4
Results Discussion References
108 113 117 7 Visual attention: a key to learning from book exposure
A study of preliterate children’s visual attention to pictures in digitized storybooks
Abstract Introduction Method Results Discussion References
121 122 125 130 134 138
8 Future directions 141
References 144
9 Summary 145
10 Samenvatting 151
11 Curriculum Vitae 157
12 List of Publications 158
