The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect
Stuffed animal sleepover programs have been conducted by libraries worldwide. This study sought to (1) determine whether the stuffed animal sleepover program increased children’s reading and (2) examine the duration of the effect. Forty-two children who attended preschool participated in the study....
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| author | Yoshihiro S. Okazaki Atsushi Asakawa Kentaro Ishii Yuki Yamada |
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| description | Stuffed animal sleepover programs have been conducted by libraries worldwide. This study sought to (1) determine whether the stuffed animal sleepover program increased children’s reading and (2) examine the duration of the effect. Forty-two children who attended preschool participated in the study. The results indicated that the number of children who read picture books to stuffed animals increased following the program, but the program’s effect decreased within three days. One month later, the children were reminded of the stuffed animal sleepover program. The number of children who read picture books to stuffed animals increased again after the reminder. The results suggest that (1) stuffed animal sleepover programs can positively affect children’s reading of picture books, (2) the duration of the program’s effect can be short, and (3) reminding children of the program can be an effective strategy to revive and sustain their interest in picture books. These results are discussed in terms of the psychological characteristics of childhood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f68eee3d8f64827a961a1d4cc090ada2022-12-21T20:04:12ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402017-02-0132e00252The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effectYoshihiro S. Okazaki0Atsushi Asakawa1Kentaro Ishii2Yuki Yamada3Faculty of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; Corresponding author at: Faculty of Education, Okayama University, 3-1-1, Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700–8530, Japan.School of Teacher Education, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, JapanFaculty of Information Science and Technology, Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka, JapanFaculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JapanStuffed animal sleepover programs have been conducted by libraries worldwide. This study sought to (1) determine whether the stuffed animal sleepover program increased children’s reading and (2) examine the duration of the effect. Forty-two children who attended preschool participated in the study. The results indicated that the number of children who read picture books to stuffed animals increased following the program, but the program’s effect decreased within three days. One month later, the children were reminded of the stuffed animal sleepover program. The number of children who read picture books to stuffed animals increased again after the reminder. The results suggest that (1) stuffed animal sleepover programs can positively affect children’s reading of picture books, (2) the duration of the program’s effect can be short, and (3) reminding children of the program can be an effective strategy to revive and sustain their interest in picture books. These results are discussed in terms of the psychological characteristics of childhood.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844016307460Social sciences, Education, Psychology |
| spellingShingle | Yoshihiro S. Okazaki Atsushi Asakawa Kentaro Ishii Yuki Yamada The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect Heliyon Social sciences, Education, Psychology |
| title | The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect |
| title_full | The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect |
| title_fullStr | The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect |
| title_full_unstemmed | The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect |
| title_short | The stuffed animal sleepover: enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect |
| title_sort | stuffed animal sleepover enhancement of reading and the duration of the effect |
| topic | Social sciences, Education, Psychology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844016307460 |
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