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A Brief Tablet-Based Intervention Benefits Linguistic and Communicative Abilities in Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Marcela Peña; Constanza Vásquez-Venegas; Patricia Cortés; Enrica Pittaluga; Mitzy Herrera; Esteban J. Pino; Raul G. Escobar; Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz; Pamela Guevara – npj Science of Learning, 2024
Young children's linguistic and communicative abilities are foundational for their academic achievement and overall well-being. We present the positive outcomes of a brief tablet-based intervention aimed at teaching toddlers and preschoolers new word-object and letter-sound associations. We conducted two experiments, one involving toddlers…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Intervention, Language Skills, Communication Skills
Screen Sense: Setting the Record Straight--Research-Based Guidelines for Screen Use for Children under 3 Years Old
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Lerner, Claire; Barr, Rachel – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
A robust body of research shows that the most important factor in a child's healthy development is a positive parent-child relationship, characterized by warm, loving interactions in which parents and other caregivers sensitively respond to their child's cues and provide age-appropriate activities that nurture curiosity, exploration, and learning.…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Development, Educational Technology
English Language Teaching Apps: Positioning Parents and Young Learners
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Chik, Alice – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2014
Since the introduction of iPads in 2010, the sales of tablet computers and mobile applications (apps) have grown exponentially. iPads and other tablets are marketed as learning tools, and many apps target learners as young as six months old. This article reports on a research project examining the unique features of English learning apps based on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language), Parent Child Relationship
Toddlers, Electronic Media, and Language Development: What Researchers Know So Far
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Guernsey, Lisa – ZERO TO THREE, 2013
Electronic media--whether child-oriented videos and games or background television--is increasingly embedded in young children's lives, raising questions of its impact on children's language skills. New research presents a multitextured picture of how different types of e-media--depending on content, context, and a child's age--can help and hurt.…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning
Effects of Web-Based Support on Early Head Start Home Visitors' Use of Evidence-Based Intervention Decision Making and Growth in Children's Expressive Communication
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Buzhardt, Jay; Greenwood, Charles R.; Walker, Dale; Anderson, Rawni; Howard, Waylon; Carta, Judith J. – NHSA Dialog, 2011
We investigated Early Head Start home visitors' use of evidence-based practices and the efficacy of a web-based system to support these practices. Home visitors learned to use 3 evidence-based practices: (a) frequent assessment of children's early communication for screening and progress monitoring, (b) 2 home-based language-promoting…
Descriptors: Evidence, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Visits
The Performance of Typically Developing 2 1/2-Year-Olds on Dynamic Display AAC Technologies with Different System Layouts and Language Organizations.
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Drager, Kathryn D. R.; Light, Janice C.; Speltz, JoHannah Curran; Fallon, Karen A.; Jeffries, Lauren Z. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2003
Thirty children (age 2) were assigned to three system approaches: vocabulary in a grid format organized taxonomically; vocabulary in a grid format organized schematically; and vocabulary in an integrated scene organized schematically. Children performed poorly in all conditions but were able to locate more items in the schematic scene condition.…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Childhood Education