Social Media Web 2.0 Tools Adoption in Language and Literacy Development in Early Years: A Scoping Review

Social media tools are increasingly used in child's language and literacy development in early years. However, few researchers shed light on effectiveness and the practice that the EC professionals and teachers have adopted in ECE settings and other related contexts. This scoping review synthes...

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Published in:Children (Basel) 2022-12, Vol.9 (12), p.1901
Main Authors: Zhao, Yiran, Lu, Jinjin, Woodcock, Stuart, Ren, Yuejing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
child development in early childhood education
Collaboration
E-books
Early childhood education
Education
Evaluation
Interactive computer systems
Internet
Language
language and literacy
Language skills
Learning
Learning activities
Literacy
pedagogical framework
Pediatrics
scoping review
Skills
Social interaction
social media tools
Social networks
User behavior
Web 2.0
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Summary:Social media tools are increasingly used in child's language and literacy development in early years. However, few researchers shed light on effectiveness and the practice that the EC professionals and teachers have adopted in ECE settings and other related contexts. This scoping review synthesized and evaluated the literature on social media integration in language and literacy development in ECE in the last decade, to provide a clearer picture on what social media tools were used, how they were used, and whether they were effective. Results showed that a wide-range of social media tools were used in diverse learning activities; however, few studies designed the learning activities with the guidance of an evidence-based teaching method or pedagogical framework.
ISSN:2227-9067
2227-9067
DOI:10.3390/children9121901