Panel 7: “You Want Me to Read on That?” Apps, eBooks, and Multimodal Texts

Panel 7 (Room 156) 2:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Chair: Eric Meyers

Cynthia Nugent, University of British Columbia
Picturebook Theory and the Touchscreen Picturebook App

Teresa Lin, University of British Columbia
Multimodal Electronic Books and Mobile Apps as Resources for Supporting Struggling
Readers in Secondary Schools

Lindsay Zebrowski, Simon Fraser University
“Beyond the Book”: Preliminary Observations on Childrens’ Engagement with Digital
Texts