Complexity, movement, and text familiarity: Correlates of visual attention to onscreen print
Linebarger, Deborah L., 30 April, 2007
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. (No longer accessible as of December 19, 2012).
A study of the relationship of onscreen movement and text complexity in Between the Lions, an educational television program, to children's visual attention to onscreen text
Reports & Papers
Early media exposure and subsequent school readiness: A longitudinal study
Linebarger, Deborah L., 2007
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab.
An overview of an longitudinal study of the impact of quality educational children's media exposure on the development of young children from low-income families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Evaluation of Between the Lions season 6: Characters and cutaways, the impact on appeal and story comprehension
Wainwright, Deborah K., 26 April, 2007
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab.
A study of the appeal to young children of season six of Between the Lions, an educational television program, and of the impact of different program editing techniques on children's story comprehension
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of Between the Lions season 6: Characters and cutaways, the impact on appeal and story comprehension [Executive summary]
Wainwright, Deborah K., 26 April, 2007
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab.
A summary of a study of the appeal to young children of season six of Between the Lions, an educational television program, and of the impact of different program editing techniques on children's story comprehension
Executive Summary
The impact of TV narratives on the early literacy skills of preschoolers
Linebarger, Deborah L., 10 December, 2007
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. (No longer accessible as of December 21, 2012).
A study of the impact of television viewing on the story knowledge and narrative comprehension of young children, based on pre- and post-intervention assessments of preschool-age children in treatment and control child care classrooms
Reports & Papers
Literature review part 3: Supplementing television: What enhances or detracts from the power of television to teach
Linebarger, Deborah L., 22 January, 2007
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab.
A review of research on the relationship of child characteristics, adult support, and supplemental materials to the effectiveness of educational television for young children
Literature Review