Multimedia and Literacy Development

Adriana G. Bus is Professor at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Currently she is working with computer experts, instructional designers, and content specialists on building an Internet environment to promote rich literacy experiences for young children. Susan B. Neuman is Professor in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor USA, specializing in early literacy development. Previously, she directed the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) and served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.

"The book’s structure facilitates reader engagement and reader access to the broader picture...This book will strongly appeal to scholars, classroom practitioners and the wider education community."--Marie Martin, British Journal of Educational Technology 2009, Vol 40: No 6, 1142-1143

• @contents: Selected ContentsTable of Contents1. Introduction – Adriana Bus and Susan B. NeumanPart I. Understanding the Multimedia Environment for Learning2. Children and the Media—Ellen Wartella3. Digital Beginnings: Young children’s Use of Popular Culture, Media and New Technologies-Jackie Marsh4. A Theory of Synergy- Susan B. NeumanPart II. Designing Multimedia Applications for Learning5. eBooks as Learning Objects in an Online World – Kathleen Roskos 6. A New Look at an Old Format: Eye Tracking Studies of Shared Book Reading and the Implications for E-Books and E-book Research—Evans7. Learning from Interactive Vocabulary books in Kindergarten: Looking back, Looking Forward—Segers8. Progress in Understanding the Uses of Multimedia for Struggling Readers—Van Daal9. Old and new media in the lives of young bilingual children at risk: effects on first and second language learning--Paul P.M. Leseman & Aziza Y. MayoPart III. New Approaches to Storybook Reading10. How multimedia representations contribute to a literate mind for second language learners – Adriana Bus Maria de Jong & Marian Verhallen (Leiden University, Netherlands)11. The Educational Electronic Book as a Tool for Supporting Children’s Emergent Literacy – Adina Shamir & Ofra Korat (Bar Ilan University, Israel)12. Effects of multimedia stories on literacy development for early English language learners – Yuuko Uchikoshi (University of California, US)13."Let's do the computer story again, Nana": A Case Study of how a two-year-old and his grandmother shared thinking spaces during Multiple Shared Readings of an Electronic Story, Linda LabooPart IV: Multimedia Applications in Classroom Instruction 14. Development and evaluation of a multimedia Success for All reading program – Chambers, Slavin, & Madden (John Hopkins University, U15. US)15. Use of Electronic Storybooks in Reading Instruction: From Theory to Practice – Michael McKenna (Georgia Southern University, US)16. Computer-Assisted Tutoring: Two Studies of Reading Outcomes in First Grade Classrooms—Chambers et al.17. Using multimedia to promoting early literacy – Schleifer, Levin, Shilton, Freund, & Levin (University of Tel Aviv, Israel) Part V: Summary and Conclusions18. Summary and Conclusions: Where do we go from here? – Adriana Bus & Susan B. Neuman