The challenge of screen mediated shared reading for children's learning and engagement.

Introduction: Screen mediated shared reading (SMSR), which involves an adult reading a child a book through video-chat, is a recent development in shared reading. In this study, we investigated whether, as in in-person shared reading, children could learn new words from SMSR, and whether having a physical copy of the book to follow along with impacted children's novel word retention and engagement in this setting.

Method: Three- to 5-year-old participants ( = 34) were read an 8-page rhyming, "Meet the Friendly Monsters" story by a researcher over Zoom, via screen sharing an e-version of the story used in previous studies.

I Feel Less Blue When I Read With You: The Effect of Reading Aloud With a Child on Adult Readers' Affect.

This study examined the potential benefits of shared reading with a child on adult readers' mood. In two experiments, young adults were randomly assigned to either read storybooks with a child or to read the same books aloud alone. In both experiments, readers experienced more positive emotions than those who read the story aloud alone.