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Greater Understanding of Spacing Needs for Children’s Eye Movements during On-Screen Reading is Required
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, University of Waikato, New Zealand

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Honolulu, HI, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-73-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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This paper endeavors to consolidate current knowledge and empirical research concerning the use of typography for children’s on-screen reading. This paper is not intended as a full literature review, but attempts to raise awareness of the areas required for future investigation. This evaluation indicates a significant gap in the literature of children’s on-screen reading and proposes a need for further investigations in typographical spacing. These future studies need to objectively consider children’s eye movements and the effect of screen based text presentation on children’s comprehension.

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Vanderschantz, N. (2009). Greater Understanding of Spacing Needs for Children’s Eye Movements during On-Screen Reading is Required. In G. Siemens & C. Fulford (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2009--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 807-813). Honolulu, HI, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 25, 2023 from .

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