Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s...
by defrost on Monday March 04, 2024 @10:15PM
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Talking with adults is highly engaging and interactive for children.
The same words and phrases get repeated and iterated over in varying orders and stresses in association with immediate touchable physical objects and executable actions.
A week of that would test higher for word|association retention than would a week of watching video with { words, words, words } streaming by non stop.
Yes, I do understand that there are videos and shows that are specifically designed to engage and teach young viewers: Playschool, Sesame Street etc .. but these require far more craft than goes into the vast sea of near AI generated pap that streams these days.
The same words and phrases get repeated and iterated over in varying orders and stresses in association with immediate touchable physical objects and executable actions.
A week of that would test higher for word|association retention than would a week of watching video with { words, words, words } streaming by non stop.
Yes, I do understand that there are videos and shows that are specifically designed to engage and teach young viewers: Playschool, Sesame Street etc .. but these require far more craft than goes into the vast sea of near AI generated pap that streams these days.