Other studies have shown that there can be a negative impact when the teacher or caregiver uses strategies that are less than ideal. It is not enough to just read with your child. How you interact with them as you read is important. Do they like you to read to them? What conversations do you have with your child as you read? Do you ask questions or pause to let the child figure out what’s going on? (Lennox, 2013). Duursma, Augustyn, & Zuckerman (2012) believe that what happens between the child and adults outside of reading the text is equally as important. Asking questions that connect with the child’s experiences or to their world, giving explanations to whatever is going on in the story, or explaining the meaning of words enable the child
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In addition, Yokota and Teale (2014) have shared unique guidelines that help caregivers in choosing e-books. Are skills needed for speaking, listening and writing given high importance? Is the text written well? Do the sound effects and music connect with the text and not distract from the meaning of the story? Do the illustrations fit the size of the screen? Do the additional games and puzzles relate to the story or do they operate separately?
NAEYC (2012) also share that digital media should be highly controlled with regards to how much time is spent on the device and how they interact with the device (should be with an adult) for young children. According to Common Sense Media (2014), young children are spending more hours per week using electronic media such as television, computers, smartphones, tablets, and game devices. Whether this is a good idea or bad depends on whether guidance is available that leads to further learning and …show more content…
As there are only a small number of studies focused on the pre-school age child that the authors could use for information, they stressed that e-books must be shared with the young child using research-based strategies. Even though the very young child is able to learn to “click-and-swipe”, it is only with guidance from the adult that they can really understand the text. In fact, educators, in particular, should make “informed, intentional, and appropriate choices about if, how, and when technology and media are used from birth through age 8” (NAEYC, 2012, p. 11). Children should not use this type of media in ways which hurt either their health or social interactions. As an example, they should not play video games or watch television instead of playing outside or with friends in such a way that increases isolation from important people in their lives. Educators must provide a balance between traditional materials and technology
In addition, Yokota and Teale (2014) have shared unique guidelines that help caregivers in choosing e-books. Are skills needed for speaking, listening and writing given high importance? Is the text written well? Do the sound effects and music connect with the text and not distract from the meaning of the story? Do the illustrations fit the size of the screen? Do the additional games and puzzles relate to the story or do they operate separately?
NAEYC (2012) also share that digital media should be highly controlled with regards to how much time is spent on the device and how they interact with the device (should be with an adult) for young children. According to Common Sense Media (2014), young children are spending more hours per week using electronic media such as television, computers, smartphones, tablets, and game devices. Whether this is a good idea or bad depends on whether guidance is available that leads to further learning and …show more content…
As there are only a small number of studies focused on the pre-school age child that the authors could use for information, they stressed that e-books must be shared with the young child using research-based strategies. Even though the very young child is able to learn to “click-and-swipe”, it is only with guidance from the adult that they can really understand the text. In fact, educators, in particular, should make “informed, intentional, and appropriate choices about if, how, and when technology and media are used from birth through age 8” (NAEYC, 2012, p. 11). Children should not use this type of media in ways which hurt either their health or social interactions. As an example, they should not play video games or watch television instead of playing outside or with friends in such a way that increases isolation from important people in their lives. Educators must provide a balance between traditional materials and technology