Research shows gaps in children’s digital books, but their potential is still untapped Children’s story apps and digital books face an international content crisis. In the US, an in-depth evaluation of best-selling apps showed that the majority do little to extend children’s learning beyond rote academic skills. An analysis of Greek digital books available on the Android app store concluded that they ‘in no way justify their title as educational, as they do not meet the developmental needs of the target age group.’ The most popular apps in Hungary, Turkey, Greece and the Netherlands have extremely low levels of quality and often don’t even offer stories in local languages. These findings follow the reports condemning the digital format for impeding children’s language learning and dialogue between parents and children. Is children’s reading on screen doomed forever? Continue reading...
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