Impacts of television viewing on young children's literacy development in the USA: A review of the literature

Television viewing plays an important role in the lives of many young children and has received a great deal of attention in the public as well as in research. This review examined research on television and literacy development in early childhood, including studies of messages about literacy in chi...

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Published in:Journal of early childhood literacy 2008-04, Vol.8 (1), p.67-102
Main Author: Moses, Annie M.
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Attention
Children
Children & youth
Content Analysis
Early literacy
Emergent Literacy
Literacy
Literature Reviews
Mass Media Effects
Reading Achievement
Reading Skills
Relationship
Television
Television Viewing
Time on Task
United States
Young Children
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Reading Skills
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Television
Television Viewing
Time on Task
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