Attention to text in video predicts young children's orthographic knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21297073 |
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| Authors | Tanya Kaefer (0000-0002-2562-0965, Faculty of Education Lakehead University Orillia Ontario Canada, corresponding author), Susan B Neuman (0000-0002-3065-1678, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development New York University New York New York USA) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 753-764 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjep.70049 |
| PMID | 41306015 |
| OpenAlex | W4416733419 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study examined preschool-aged children's attention to text in video, and whether it may be related to their developing orthographic knowledge. SAMPLE 1: Study 1 showed 66 children videos that included text. Method Children's attention to the video was measured using eye-tracking, and their recognition of orthographic patterns within the video was tested after viewing. Results During viewing, children attended to the text 6% of the time it was available. However, children who both had pre-existing letter knowledge and attended to the text in the video were able to identify the written words. SAMPLE 2: A second study extended these findings to a younger age group (n = 59). METHOD: In Study 2, we also showed children an unrelated storybook that incorporated the target words from the videos and measured attention to that storybook. RESULTS: Results again showed little attention to text, but some recognition of written words for those who did attend. Study 2 also showed that children who recognized the written words from the video attended more to those words in a different context. CONCLUSION: Overall results suggest a relationship between letter knowledge, attention and developing orthographic knowledge.
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