The shared reading of digital storybooks with young children: Parents’ perspectives

Figures & data

Table 1. Participants’ age, gender and country of birth.

	Number of dyads	Mean Age of parent (years)	Parent’s gender		Child’s gender		Parent country of birth	Toddler country of birth
			Male	Female	Male	Female
2-year-old parent-child dyads	16*	35.7	1	14	10	6	13 Australia 1 Germany 1 China	14 Australia 2 Ethiopia
3-year-old parent-child dyads	7	35.4		7	4	3	3 Australia 1 China 1 Malaysia 1 Venezuela 1 Romania	6 Australia China

*One parent had two adopted children (not twins) and participated with each toddler separately.

Table 2. Parent participants’ highest level of education; occupation, and main language/s used in the home.

	Parent highest level of education	Parent occupation	Main language spoken at home	Main language used when reading with their child
2-year-old parent-child dyads (n=16 dyads; 15 parents)	13 University 2 Year 11 and 12	4 Administration 4 Teachers 2 Health profession 2 Academics 1 Flight Attendant 1 Firefighter 1 Stay at home	13 English 2 English and another language	13 English 2 English and another language
3-year-old parent-child dyads (n = 7)	5 University 2 Year 11 and 12	4 Business & Administration 1 Academic 1 Student 1 Stay at home	6 English 1 Mandarin	5 English 1 Mandarin 1 English & another language