Recent report by Pearson into the impact of digital media on young minds
The Pearson Foundation's recently published report entitled "THE DIGITAL WORLD OF YOUNG CHILDREN: IMPACT ON EMERGENT LITERACY" makes for interesting reading.
Published in March 2010, this report takes as its basis the importance of studying the effect of digital media on young minds given the fact that research has not yet determined whether the intellectual development of young children is being affected in ways not thought possible in the past.
Written by Jay Blanchard and Terry Moore of the Arizona State University College of Teacher Education and Leadership, this report asks as many questions as it answers, Will an increased access to digital media lead young children to self-direct their own learning process? What might be the effects of added digital stimuli on attention and comprehension? Download this report from the Pearson Foundation website.
