Shared reading research has become increasingly multidisciplinary and has incorporated a
multitude of assessment methods. This calls for an interdisciplinary perspective on children's …

Since 1985, for example, the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison has provided yearly statistics about children's books published by …

Objective: In the United States, there are numerous ongoing efforts to remedy the Word Gap:
massive differences in heardvocabulary for poor versus advantaged children during the first …

Abstract Language input plays a key role in children's language development, but children
from families of low socioeconomic status often get much less input compared to more …

The positive effects of shared book reading on vocabulary and reading development are
well attested (eg, Bus, van Ijzendoorn, & Pellegrini, 1995). However, the role of shared book …

This study examined variability of the home literacy environment (HLE) using multiple
measures among families of low SES. The relations of the measures to each other and to …

This study evaluated a parent‐mediated preventive intervention for children's literacy skills 1
year after participation. Parents of 3½ to 4½‐year‐old‐children (n= 69) recruited through …

Background The current study aims to address whether boys and girls learn words
differently from shared reading of informational books, which are often perceived as 'boys' …

This qualitative study explores parents' considerations in selecting narrative picturebooks to
read with their children. Participants included 104 middle-socioeconomic status parents (84 …

In this study, I examined preschool storybook apps for the affordances they may provide for
young children's vocabulary development. Specifically, I sought to understand (a) the …