Print or iPad? Young Children’s Text Type Shared Reading Preference and Behaviors in Comparison to Parent Predictions and At-home Practices

Little research has examined young children’s reading preference by text type. We examined 37 children reading, evaluated their reading experience, and surveyed parents for at-home reading practices and parent predictions of their child’s text preference. Framed by social learning theory using a multiple-case study research design, data analysis includes descriptive statistics and multimodal discourse analysis. Though 65% of children chose the...