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A Vygotskian perspective on parent-child talk during iPad story sharing

Kucirkova, N; Sheehy, K; Messer, D; (2015) A Vygotskian perspective on parent-child talk during iPad story sharing. Journal of Research in Reading , 38 (4) pp. 428-441. 10.1111/1467-9817.12030. Green open access

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Abstract

This study explores the themes in the talk of two mothers and daughters as they share a self-created story with an iPad app. Vygotsky's theory of learning is applied to inform a thematic analysis and help interpret the learning potential within the observed parent-child exchanges. A deductive-inductive thematic analysis identified three recurring themes in the parent-child talk: realistic fiction, scaffolding variations, and engaged players and objects of 'play'. The themes suggested that Vygotsky's theory has particular relevance in exploring the learning processes facilitated by the iPad app. In addition, however, post-Vygotskian theoretical frameworks were helpful in capturing the dynamic co-construction of the authentic and multimedia stories parents and children shared.

Type: Article
Title: A Vygotskian perspective on parent-child talk during iPad story sharing
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9817.12030
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12030
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2014 UKLA. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Kucirkova, N., Sheehy, K., and Messer, D. (2015) A Vygotskian perspective on parent–child talk during iPad story sharing. Journal of Research in Reading, 38: 428–441. doi: 10.1111/1467-9817.12030], which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12030. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1536707
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