Abstract of

Click and Turn the Page: An Exploration of Multiple Storybook Literacy

Cynthia R. Smith

This case study describes a young child, age 2½ to 3½, as he interacts with three types of storybook media at home with his mother, who is the researcher in this study. The purpose is to describe the participant's interaction with the various storybook media and to analyze the similarities and connections across these interactions that lead to multiple storybook literacy. The situatedness and uniqueness of each type of storybook medium created the context for multiple storybook literacy. Data analysis revealed seven distinct episodes of interaction, which were compared across storybook media experiences. The findings indicate that the proportion of engagement in episodes across and within storybook sharing experiences was unique for each medium under investigation. Additionally, each storybook medium contributed uniquely to the participant's overall storybook knowledge and literacy development, indicating that our work at reconceptualizing literacy is not over. Story becomes something the participant reads, creates, and does.

Abstract from Smith, C.R. (2001). Click and Turn the Page: An Exploration of Multiple Storybook Literacy. Reading Research Quarterly, 36(2), 152–183. doi: 10.1598/RRQ.36.2.3