Sometimes using a screen is unavoidable. What apps can you choose that will be more educational and useful for language building? I give several recommendations for free and low-cost apps that I like to use. They won't be as high-motivation as watching a YouTube video or playing some of the fast-movement games, and that's actually a good thing- high use of screens in young children has an effect on their brain development- so much so that the guidelines for screen time were updated in 2021. I will be covering those guidelines as well as recent research about screen time to help make sense of why certain types of screen use can be better for younger children.
Apps I cover: Toddler Flash Cards, Joy Doodle, Autism iPlay, Card Talk, Snap Scene Lite, Sensory Light Box, and Peekaboo Barn.
Visit my website at PlayTeachTalk for journal entries, YouTube videos, and short courses offered twice monthly to enhance language skills in young children.
