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Direct linkClements, Douglas; Sarama, Julie – Young Children, 2003
The authors summarize the research on the effects of computer use by young children, concentrating especially on implications for social, emotional, and cognitive development. They cover effects on children's language and reading, creativity, and mathematics learning. They note the importance of teacher planning for appropriate computer use in the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Reading Skills, Child Development, Creativity
Edwards, Suzy – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
Computers have become an increasingly accepted learning tool in the early childhood classroom. Despite initial concerns regarding the effect of computers on children's development, past research has indicated that computer use by young children can support their learning and developmental outcomes (Siraj-Blatchford & Whitebread, 2003; Yelland,…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Child Development, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers
Finegan, Colleen; Austin, Nancy Jo – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
Is computer usage appropriate for young children? The manner in which the computer is used can benefit the child, have no effect whatsoever, or actually be detrimental to the child's academic and personal growth. Specific conditions can be instituted to assure that young children benefit from their exposure to or interaction with technology. How…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Young Children, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Download full textRodriguez, Stephen; Williams, Morgan – 2002
This chapter is part of a book that recounts the year's work at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Rather than an "elitist" laboratory school for the children of university faculty, the dual-language ECDC is a collaboration between the Corpus Christi Independent School District and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingual Education, Child Development, Child Development Centers
