Sharing our reading with you…… The two-year Toddlers, Tech and Talk study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, was conducted by researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in collaboration with Lancaster, Queen’s Belfast, Strathclyde, and Swansea universities. The study examined how technology, such as Amazon Alexa and Ring doorbells, influences early talk and literacy among 0- to three-year-olds in various communities across the UK. Although some argue that children under three should avoid screen time entirely, studies have shown that digital technology can provide significant developmental benefits for young children.
Read about the research methods, study findings and access publications and media coverage here: Toddlers, Tech and Talk
Or alternatively you can skip to the key findings and recommendations here: Policy Summary
- National early years curriculum frameworks, safeguarding guidance and related policies should be rescrutinised to take account of very young children’s rights to digital media access and healthy use.
- Investment is needed in the ECEC sector to ensure high quality training and continuing professional development in the use of digital media in early childhood, including liaison with families.
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