raising ‘app y’ readers 2.13.15
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Raising ‘App-y’ ReadersApps to build early literacy skills
Clara Hendricks, Children’s LibrarianWellesley Free LibraryFebruary 13, 2015
Technology and the Young Child
• All screens are not created equally• Tablets/smartphones are multi-functional:
camera, notepad, picture book, TV, arcade, etc.
• Tablets are more develop-mentally appropriate • Engage with your child
when using technology• Consider your own tech use• “Technology Pyramid” –
provide healthy doses of‘nourishing’ choices
• Limit screen time in bedrooms
Photo by Joe Shlabotnik
Content, Context, Child
• Content• Thoughtfully assess apps, rather than just setting time
limits• Anything can call itself ‘educational’
• Context• In what context is the app being used?• What role does technology play in the child’s life?
• Child• Children have individual developmental needs
Guernsey, L. (2012). Screen time: How electronic media-from baby videos to educational software-affects your young child. New York: Basic Books.
Technology and the Real World
• Quality apps give kids tools that they can’t access in the “real-world”
• Make connections between technology and real-life experiences
• Use technology to enhance, not replace real-life experiences.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnyHMSz7JDE
Apps for babies?
• AAP says no screen time under 2 but…• Research based on TV doesn’t always apply to interactive technology• Individual doctors have changed their stance based on this
Christakis, D. (2014). Interactive Media Use at Younger Than the Age of 2 Years Time to Rethink the American Academy of Pediatrics Guideline? JAMA Pediatrics, 168(5), 399-400.
Council on Communications and Media. (2011). Media Use by Children Younger Than 2 Years. Pediatrics, 128(5), 1-6.
• NAEYC and Fred Rogers Center: Technology use under 2 should be interactive and strengthen adult-child relationships.
Position Statement." Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8. NAEYC & Fred Rogers Center, January 2 2012. Web. 15 Oct 2013. <http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ PS_technology_WEB2.pdf>.
Swimming in a sea of apps: criteria for choosing quality apps
• Option to turn sound/narration on/off• No ads or push-to-buy• Ease of use• Plain, clear, legible fonts• Not busy/distracting• Lasting power• Supports exploration, creativity,
interaction• Customize your apps!• Don’t use an app if there is a better
real-life solution
App Reviews & Recommendations
• Wellesley Free Libraryhttp://www.wellesleyfreelibrary.org/Childrens/Apps.html • Common Sense Media: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/• Reading Rockets: http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101/literacyapps/
• Parents’ Choice: http://www.parents-choice.org/• Digital Storytime http://digital-storytime.com/• Moms with Apps (search tool, not all reviewed) https://momswithapps.com/discover
Developing Early Literacy Skills
TALKINGSINGING
READINGWRITING
PLAYING
Apps to talk with:Storytelling & drawing apps
Doodlecast for Kids Draw & Tell
Sock Puppets - FREE Felt Board
Apps to talk with: Building vocabulary & letter knowledge
My A-Z
Tiny Tap - FREE
Banana Cat – Learn a Language
Apps to sing with:
Mother Goose on the Loose Feltboard -FREE
Musical Me!
Apps to sing with:
Everyday Grooves - FREE
Grow a Reader - FREE
hoopla- FREE
Apps to read with:
Overdrive Media Console - FREE
International Children’s Digital Library - FREE
Whenever possible, choose book apps with:
• Options to turn off automatic narration
• Individual word highlighting
• Animated/interactive features that do not distract from the story.
Apps to read with:
Sandra Boynton book-apps
Dr. Seuss book-appsByron Barton book-apps
Book apps by Nosy Crow
Find more book-app lists on the WFL Website
Apps to write with:Drawing/scribbling apps
Drawing Pad
Fingerpaint with Sounds - FREE
Doodle Monkey - FREE
Drawing with Carl
Apps to write with:
Apps that teach letters & numbers
Interactive Alphabet
Intro to Letters Numberland
Endless Alphabet
Apps to play with:
Games that build vocabulary/background knowledge
PEEP and the Big Wide World - FREE
Dr. Panda
Toca Boca
Apps to play with:
Play and Learn - FREE
Apps that encourage play in the “real world”
Let’s Play - FREE
Questions?
My contact information:
Clara Hendricks, Children’s LibrarianWellesley Free Library781-235-1610 x 1108chendricks@minlib.netwww.wellesleyfreelibrary.org
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