Open AccessExploring Young Children’s Use of Illustrations in a Picturebook
Author(s) -
Karen M. Feathers,
Poonam Arya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
language and literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1496-0974
DOI - 10.20360/g2630c
Subject(s) - reading (process) , point (geometry) , eye tracking , picture books , visual literacy , psychology , computer science , visual arts , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , mathematics education , art , linguistics , philosophy , geometry , mathematics
Using analysis of oral reading and eye movements, this study examined how third grade children used visual information as they orally read either the original or the adapted version of a picturebook. Eye tracking was examined to identify when and why students focused on images as well as what they looked at in the images. Results document children’s deliberate use of images and point to the important role of images in text processing. The content of images, availability and placement of text and images on a page, and children’s personal strategies affected the use of images.