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Direct linkChua, Yu Wei; Lu, Szu-Ching; Anzulewicz, Anna; Sobota, Krzystof; Tachtatzis, Christos; Andonovic, Ivan; Rowe, Philip; Delafield-Butt, Jonathan – Developmental Science, 2022
Movement is prospective. It structures self-generated engagement with objects and social partners and is fundamental to children's learning and development. In autistic children, previous reports of differences in movement kinematics compared to neurotypical peers suggest that its prospective organisation might be disrupted. Here, we employed a…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Motion, Handheld Devices
Teichert, Laura – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2020
The literature on infant and toddler screen time has been built on two traditions--cognitive models of learning and sociocultural models of learning. Cognitive studies have cautioned against the use of screen time for young children because clinical research has not shown children can learn as effectively from screens as they do from human…
Descriptors: Mass Media Use, Television Viewing, Computer Games, Recreational Activities
Lai, Ngan Kuen; Ang, Tan Fong; Por, Lip Yee; Liew, Chee Sun – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
Play is never absent in human life, especially for children. The act of playing requires a game. Games can be divided into digital games and non-digital games. Digital games are games that utilise computers, mobile or handheld devices, or gaming console as playing platform while non-digital games may require physical contact and/or equipment which…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Computer Games, Handheld Devices
O'Connor, Jane; Fotakopoulou, Olga – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2016
The rise in personal ownership of touch-screen technology such as iPads and smartphones in the UK in recent years has led to the increasing use of such technology by babies and very young children. This article explores this practice via an online parental survey with 226 UK parents of children aged 0-3 years within the context of the current…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries, Parent Surveys, Online Surveys
Download full textSlutsky, Ruslan; Slutsky, Mindy; DeShelter, Lori M. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2014
Technology now plays a very large role in the way children of all ages play. Children want access to technology, so parents and teachers must determine the best ways to present it to them. Computers are a popular form of technology for children as young as age three. With that in mind, computer games should be problem-solving oriented and…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Young Children, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Lentz, C. Lorelle; Seo, Kay Kyeong-Ju; Gruner, Bridget – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2014
The conversation about young children and their use of technology has dramatically changed over the past ten years in the early childhood education community and in the general public. It appears the debate has moved forward from the question posed by Vail (2001) in her article titled, "How Young Is Too Young? When It Comes to Computer Use,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy
Wartella, Ellen; Caplovitz, Allison G.; Lee, June H. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2004
Interactive media have come of age. The range of interactive entertainment products, intended to be used by children in and out of school settings is growing: CD-ROMs, computers, the Internet, video games (for a variety of handheld and console platforms), interactive toys (including educational talking books), and a variety of wireless software…
Descriptors: Social Media, Toys, Computer Games, Video Games
