The Affordances and Constraints of Using iPads for Reading and Responding to Text

• In Event: Roundtable Session 128
  In Roundtable Session: Technology in Early/Elementary Childhood Literacy and Listening Comprehension

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to better understand the affordances and constraints of using iPads with elementary students (n=50) who are utilizing this technology while reading and responding to text. The goal was to observe how these students utilize iPad applications to facilitate reading comprehension. Results indicate that the ability to easily revise responses and create the design of text responses may be advantageous to students. Data sources will include observations, interviews, teacher journals and student artifacts.

Authors

• Amy Carter Hutchison, Iowa State University

• Beth Beschorner, Drake University

• Genya Rebecca Coffey, Iowa State University

• Denise A. Schmidt-Crawford, Iowa State University