Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America
My subscription to Children’s Technology Review recently alerted me to a new (Jan 2014) report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center entitled Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America.
Some key findings:
· Most parents view TV watching as educational, providing children are watching Elmo and Dora and not Spongebob. Tablets and mobile devices are used less.
· The youngest children (2-3) spend the most time with “educational” media. and this time decreases dramatically at age 4; replaced by “fun” media.
· Parents consider TV to be more educational than apps and mobile experiences.
· There are lot of lower income kids who do not have access to interactive platforms.
Posted on February 6, 2014, in Literacy and tagged Children's Technology Review, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Little eLit 
This makes sense to me. Someone I know has a 1-year-old and he’s completely fine letting her sit and watch “educational” television but is staunchly against using any sort of interactive app with her. Seems a little backwards.