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Raising ‘App-y’ ReadersApps to build early literacy skills

Clara Hendricks, Children’s LibrarianWellesley Free LibraryFebruary 13, 2015

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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

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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.

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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

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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>.

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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

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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

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Developing Early Literacy Skills

TALKINGSINGING

READINGWRITING

PLAYING

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Apps to talk with:Storytelling & drawing apps

Doodlecast for Kids Draw & Tell

Sock Puppets - FREE Felt Board

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Apps to talk with: Building vocabulary & letter knowledge

My A-Z

Tiny Tap - FREE

Banana Cat – Learn a Language

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Apps to sing with:

Mother Goose on the Loose Feltboard -FREE

Musical Me!

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Apps to sing with:

Everyday Grooves - FREE

Grow a Reader - FREE

hoopla- FREE

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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.

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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

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Apps to write with:Drawing/scribbling apps

Drawing Pad

Fingerpaint with Sounds - FREE

Doodle Monkey - FREE

Drawing with Carl

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Apps to write with:

Apps that teach letters & numbers

Interactive Alphabet

Intro to Letters Numberland

Endless Alphabet

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Apps to play with:

Games that build vocabulary/background knowledge

PEEP and the Big Wide World - FREE

Dr. Panda

Toca Boca

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Apps to play with:

Play and Learn - FREE

Apps that encourage play in the “real world”

Let’s Play - FREE

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Questions?

My contact information:

Clara Hendricks, Children’s LibrarianWellesley Free Library781-235-1610 x [email protected]


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