Better Start Before Kindergarten: Computer Technology, Interactive Media and the Education of Preschoolers

Better Start Before Kindergarten: Computer Technology, Interactive Media and the Education of Preschoolers

This article discusses issues of technology, interactive media and preschool education related to the areas of early language and literacy. From discussions with other researchers and practitioners, we suspect that the status, situations, and children’s reactions to technology reported on here apply widely across disciplines and curricular areas in early childhood. We focus first on current research related to the role of technology in preschool children’s early language and literacy instruction and then discuss what we believe is critically important to address by any preschool or other level of educational institution in order to redress serious shortcomings in the role of technology in the classroom education of today’s young children.