[CASL-L] Television and Very Young Children

[Elizabeth Neligan]

Related to the children and iPads article in The Atlantic...

Here's a citation to some interesting research for anyone who wants to dig
deeper in the area of children and television. I read this article for my
Drexel MLIS class 'Resources for Young Children', and it provides good
background.

Television and Very Young Children
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that children
younger than 24 months of age not be exposed to television. Nevertheless,
television programs and home videos are increasingly produced for very
young children. This article reviews the extant research concerning
television and very young children with respect to the AAP recommendation.
More very young children are currently watching television than in the
recent past; they pay substantial attention to TV programs and videos made
for them. When learning from videos is assessed in comparison to equivalent
live presentations, there is usually substantially less learning from
videos. Although one study finds positive associations of language learning
with exposure to some children's TV programs, other studies find negative
associations of viewing with language, cognitive, and attentional
development. Background TV is also a disruptive influence. Evidence thus
far indicates that the AAP recommendation is well taken, although
considerably more research is needed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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