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Direct linkKolak, Joanna; Monaghan, Padraic; Taylor, Gemma – Journal of Child Language, 2022
Language in touchscreen apps could be useful as an additional source of children's language input, alongside child directed speech (CDS) and books. Here we performed the first analysis of language in apps, as compared with books and CDS. We analysed language in 18 of the most popular educational apps targeting pre-schoolers and compared their…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs, Preschool Children
Download full textSusan Graham-Clay – School Community Journal, 2024
Home-school communication is fundamental to parent involvement and student success. This essay and discussion article outlines the broad range of opportunities currently available for teachers to communicate with parents and associated strategies. The most frequent one-way modes of communication used with parents are discussed (websites,…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Interpersonal Communication, Barriers, Family School Relationship
Taylor, Shanon; Urquhart, Amanda – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2018
Anecdotal evidence shared by teachers appears to support the iPad as a useful tool for working with children with autism. However, there are thousands of possible applications, known as "apps", available in the Apple iTunes store for download and trying to decide what would be most useful for students can be daunting. This article will…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Kucirkova, Natalia; Sheehy, Kieron; Messer, David – Journal of Research in Reading, 2015
This study explores the themes in the talk of two mothers and daughters as they share a self-created story with an iPad app. Vygotsky's theory of learning is applied to inform a thematic analysis and help interpret the learning potential within the observed parent-child exchanges. A deductive-inductive thematic analysis identified three recurring…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Mothers, Daughters, Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewedHardy, Virginia; And Others – Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated the effect of computer-mediated communication, or computer conferencing, on traditional gender-based differences in discussion participation, including patterns in turn-taking, perceptions of the kinds of contributions made by men and women, and actual contributions made. Continued potential for gender imbalance is found. (MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Oriented Programs, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTodman, J.; Lewins, E. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1996
This study evaluated the use of TALK, a computer-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system, in the social communications of a nonvocal woman with motor neurone disease. She was able to achieve an average conversational rate of 42 words per minute (wpm) using TALK, compared with 2 to 10 wpm with other AAC systems using…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Case Studies, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders
