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Quality in children’s digital picture books: seven key strands for educational reflections for shared dialogue-based reading in early childhood settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02)The scope of digital children’s books is increasing rapidly; however, the quality of these books needs consideration in view of the educational context in which they are to be read. In this article, we present seven key ... -
The Quantity and Quality of Teachers’ Self‑perceptions of Read‑Aloud Practices in Norwegian First Grade Classrooms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)Read-alouds are a frequent practice in early childhood classrooms and provide great potential for developing literacy skills for young learners including vocabulary, comprehension, text structure awareness, visual literacy, ... -
Randomised controlled trials in Scandinavian educational research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08)Background: The Scandinavian countries have a long history of implementing social interventions, but the interventions have not been examined using randomised controlled trials until relatively recently compared with ... -
Reading in the digital age: Differences and commonalities across research approaches
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Reading, a cornerstone of children’s education, is deeply influenced by cultural and traditional factors. Despite a consensus on its critical role, divergent definitions of reading persist across disciplines and theoretical ... -
Reading, writing, technology and embodiment
(Chapter, 2022)The insights emerging from embodied (or 4E) cognition (Newen, et al., 2018) hold considerable promise for education, but thus far have had little impact. The widespread implementation of digital technologies in classrooms ... -
Regaining autonomy, competence, and relatedness: Experiences from two Shared Reading groups for people diagnosed with cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study explored 12 cancer patients’ experiences from participating in an online and on-site Shared Reading group for 16 weeks in Norway. Shared Reading is a practice in which prose and poetry are read aloud in small ... -
Rethinking agency in literacies: Malawian children’s and teachers’ perspectives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)This qualitative study contributes theorised and empirically enriched insights from local practices into children’s agency. The authors trace a converging interest in multimodal literacies, postcolonial philosophies and ... -
Rhythm production at school entry as a predictor of poor reading and spelling at the end of first grade
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10)Rhythm plays an organisational role in the prosody and phonology of language, and children with literacy difficulties have been found to demonstrate poor rhythmic perception. This study explored whether students’ performance ... -
The role of processing foregrounding in empathic reactions in literary reading
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A considerable body of research has examined the age-old assertion that reading literature enhances empathy, however, mixed results have been found. The present study attempts to clarify such disparities, investigating the ... -
The role of the medium for verbal engagement: shared reading in groups with books and apps in Norwegian ECEC institutions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)This article presents findings from a study carried out with groups of children (N = 72; M = 57.2 months) in early childhood education and care (ECEC) institutions in Norway. Twelve teachers read two stories, once in a ... -
Rom for muntlighet? Språklig tenking og tekstsamtaler i norskfagets literacy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)Artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i en forståelse av tale og skrift som sentrale tanketeknologier og et helhetlig perspektiv på literacy som tilgang til skriften, tekstmening og til diskursive fellesskap. Videre analyseres en ... -
Screening for slow reading acquisition in Norway and Finland – a quest for context specific predictors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Early identification of children at risk of developing reading difficulties is crucial for effective interventions. While orthographies and educational contexts differ, predictors included in early at-risk screening tend ... -
Screening tests of reading: Time for a rethink?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)Som en del av det nasjonale kvalitetsvurderingssystemet for grunnopplæringen (NKVS) i norsk utdanning har vi i dag forskjellige leseprøver med ulike formål og utforminger for bruk i det 13-årige skoleløpet. I denne artikkelen ... -
Screens, apps, and digital books for Young children: the promise of multimedia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Just beginning to understand the potentials new technologies might bring to the learning environments of young children, we invited authors to submit articles that investigate multimedia sources and their effect on learning ... -
Shared book reading: a Norwegian survey of reading practices in families
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Access to books and a rich language environment at home are important for children’s language development. In this study we explored self-reported reading practices in families in Norway (N = 1001) to gain insight into the ... -
Shared responsibility between teachers predicts student achievement: A mixed methods study in Norwegian co-taught literacy classes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Having two teachers work collaboratively in the same class has been suggested as a possible solution to several instructional challenges, including the inclusion of students with special needs in mainstream classrooms and ... -
Shared, dialogue-based reading with books vs tablets in early childhood education and care (ECEC): Protocol for a mixed-methods intervention study.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)This paper presents the study protocol for a research project assessing the appropriateness of picture book apps in shared reading with young children. An intervention study was carried out insixECECinstitutions,comparin ... -
Side by Side or Side-lined? Teacher Collaboration in Early Years Literacy Classrooms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)Ideen om endring av utdanningspraksis ligger til grunn for læreplanreformer på 2000-tallet, støttet av en rekke initiativer fra utdanningsmyndighetene. Lærer-elev-tetthet er ett av disse initiativene, i form av ... -
«Skal vi leke i morgen og?» En kvalitativ undersøkelse av rammelekens mulighet til å skape engasjement og motivasjon for skriving.
(Master thesis, 2023)I begynneropplæringen er det mulig å benytte lek som metode for å skape engasjement og motivasjon. Til tross for dette viser forskning at leken blir lite brukt i skolen, og det gjelder spesielt rammelek. Grunnen til at ... -
Skjønnlitterære tekstvalg på ungdomstrinnet etter LK20 En kvalitativ studie av norsklæreres beskrivelser og begrunnelser
(Master thesis, 2023)Det eksisterer lite kunnskap om hva slags skjønnlitterære tekster som blir lest i norskfaget og hvorfor de blir valgt etter innføringen av den nye læreplanen høsten 2020. Formålet med denne studien har vært å skape en ...