Deseret News – Eric Schulzke
“A growing body of literature is now addressing the collision of the digital age with the rapidly advancing sciences of parenting, brain development and reading acquisition…“Tap, Click & Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens,” by Lisa Guernsey and Michael Levine, now takes its place on this bookshelf. It looks at how parents, caregivers and teachers can navigate digital media devices, using them to enhance learning…the American Association of Pediatrics in early October came out with new guidelines for screen time for children…They recognize what a number of scholars have come to conclude: that is, that not all screens are equal. The amount of screen time is clearly important, especially for a very young children. But it’s context, content and the child that matter most.”(more)