Access and Use of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood: A Review of Mixed Messages in Popular Media

This paper reports on an analysis of 60 print and online articles collected in a metropolitan area in Canada that describe children’s digital engagement through a focus on ‘early literacy’ or ‘digital literacy’. Findings reveal mixed messages about children’s use of digital technology that create c...

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Autores principales:	Laura Teichert, Jim Anderson, Ann Anderson, Jan Hare, Marianne McTavish
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Publicado:	Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada 2021
Materias:	Theory and practice of education LB5-3640 Language and Literature P
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24e10485e6ff4627b7a2cf11ed54e9ca2021-11-18T12:19:21ZAccess and Use of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood: A Review of Mixed Messages in Popular Media10.20360/langandlit295461496-0974https://doaj.org/article/24e10485e6ff4627b7a2cf11ed54e9ca2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/29546https://doaj.org/toc/1496-0974 This paper reports on an analysis of 60 print and online articles collected in a metropolitan area in Canada that describe children’s digital engagement through a focus on ‘early literacy’ or ‘digital literacy’. Findings reveal mixed messages about children’s use of digital technology that create competing frames for adults supporting (or not) young children’s digital literacy practices. Digital technology was often characterized as something to limit/control, except in school, where digital literacy was characterized as holding a proper place when controlled by educators. Consistent across media messaging was the promotion of traditional, print-based texts as an essential early literacy practice. Laura TeichertJim AndersonAnn AndersonJan HareMarianne McTavishLanguage and Literacy Researchers of CanadaarticleTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640Language and LiteraturePENFRLanguage and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal, Vol 23, Iss 3 (2021)
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description	This paper reports on an analysis of 60 print and online articles collected in a metropolitan area in Canada that describe children’s digital engagement through a focus on ‘early literacy’ or ‘digital literacy’. Findings reveal mixed messages about children’s use of digital technology that create competing frames for adults supporting (or not) young children’s digital literacy practices. Digital technology was often characterized as something to limit/control, except in school, where digital literacy was characterized as holding a proper place when controlled by educators. Consistent across media messaging was the promotion of traditional, print-based texts as an essential early literacy practice.
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title	Access and Use of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood: A Review of Mixed Messages in Popular Media
title_short	Access and Use of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood: A Review of Mixed Messages in Popular Media
title_full	Access and Use of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood: A Review of Mixed Messages in Popular Media
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Access and Use of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood: A Review of Mixed Messages in Popular Media

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