<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div><br></div>My research team is recruiting children aged between 4 to 6 years and their parents who speak English to participate in a new Virginia Tech Storytime study (IRB# 23-748). The purpose of this study is to evaluate an interactive book reading platform designed by our team, to enhance the joint reading of eBooks by using AI.<br><br>Study participation involves two Zoom sessions totaling 75-minutes (Session 1: 40 minutes + Session 2: 35 minutes). During your sessions, you and your child will read two storybooks using the interactive platform and answer questions. Families will be compensated with a $25 USD Amazon gift card for their time upon completion of the visits. The session will be audio/video recorded for research purposes.<br><br><div>For more information, please complete this interest form: <a href="https://bit.ly/TaleMate3" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/TaleMate3</a>.<div><br><div>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our research team at <a href="mailto:codeslab@vt.edu">codeslab@vt.edu</a>.<br><br>Thank you for your consideration!<br><br>Sincerely,</div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">Dr. Caroline Hornburg (co-PI) and Dr. Koeun Choi (PI)</span></div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">Department of Human Development and Family Science</span></div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">Virginia Tech</span></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span>Caroline Byrd Hornburg, Ph.D.</span><div>Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies</div><div>Director, <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/vtlearninganddevelopmentlab" target="_blank">Learning and Development Lab</a></div><div><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,33,36)">Virginia Tech | Human Development and Family Science</span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,33,36)">295 West Campus Drive, 401-A Wallace Hall (0416)</span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,33,36)">Blacksburg, VA 24061</span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,33,36)">(540) 231-2664 |</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a href="mailto:chornburg@vt.edu" title="mailto:chornburg@vt.edu" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)">chornburg@vt.edu</span></a></span></p></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>