Techwise Infant and Toddler Teachers

<p>Infants and toddlers—the so?called “touchscreen generation”—are living in a screen mediasaturated<br />world. They are the target market for ever?growing numbers of apps TV shows<br />electronic toys and e?books. Making sense of the complex issues associated with screen media in<br />the lives of children under 3 can be challenging for the adults who care for them. There is a<br />strong need among teachers (and parents) of infants and toddlers for guidance related to the<br />appropriate role of screen media in early care and education.<br />Unlike most other books about technology in early childhood this book focuses specifically on infants and toddlers. It<br />explores why and how infant and toddler teachers need to be techwise in order to understand the implications of screen<br />media for children’s learning and development. The book serves as a single accessible resource to relevant research findings<br />from the fields of pediatric medicine child development developmental psychology social and behavioral sciences and<br />brain science. It provides infant/toddler teachers with a comprehensive approach and strategies to guide their decisionmaking<br />and promote practices that are evidence?based family?centered culturally responsive and collaborative. It is a call<br />for teachers to think carefully and act wisely when making decisions about screen media—both the technology that they are<br />encountering now and the technology they will encounter in the future—in order to optimize the learning and healthy<br />development of infants and toddlers.</p>