Xi Cheng, Li Yin, Chaochao Lin, Zhaoning Shi, Hanxiao Zheng, Leqi Zhu, Xiabi Liu, Keran Chen, Rui Dong
Dialogic reading promotes early language and literacy development, but high-quality interactions may be inaccessible to disadvantaged children. This study examined whether a chatbot could deliver dialogic reading support comparable to a human partner for Chinese kindergarteners. Using a 2 × 2 factorial design, 148 children (83 girls; Mage = 70.07 months, SD = 7.64) from less resourced families in Beijing, China, were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: dialogic or non-dialogic reading techniques with either a chatbot or human partner...
January 6, 2024: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology