Linda Knight – författare

Digital devices, such as smart phones and tablet computers, are becoming commonplace in young children’s lives for play, entertainment, learning and communication. Recently, there has been a great deal of focus on the educational potential of these devices in both formal and informal educational settings. There is now an abundance of educational ‘apps’ available to children, parents, and teachers, which claim to enhance children’s early literacy and numeracy development, but to date, there has been very little formal investigation of the educational potential of these devices.

This book discusses the impact on children’s learning when iPads were introduced in three very different early years settings in Brisbane, Australia. It outlines how researchers worked with pre-school teachers and parents to explore how iPads can assist with letter and word recognition, the development of oral literacy and digital literacies and talk around play. Chapters consider the possibilities for using iPads for creativity and arts education through photography, storytelling, drawing, music creation and audio recording, and critically examine the literacies enabled by educational software available on iPads, and the relationship between digital play and literacy development.

iPads in the Early Years provides exciting insights into children’s digital culture and learning in the age of the iPad. It will be key reading for researchers, research students and teacher educators focusing on the early years, as well as those with an interest in the role of ICTS, and particularly tablet computers, in education.

Digital devices, such as smart phones and tablet computers, are becoming commonplace in young children’s lives for play, entertainment, learning and communication. Recently, there has been a great deal of focus on the educational potential of these devices in both formal and informal educational settings. There is now an abundance of educational ‘apps’ available to children, parents, and teachers, which claim to enhance children’s early literacy and numeracy development, but to date, there has been very little formal investigation of the educational potential of these devices.

This book discusses the impact on children’s learning when iPads were introduced in three very different early years settings in Brisbane, Australia. It outlines how researchers worked with pre-school teachers and parents to explore how iPads can assist with letter and word recognition, the development of oral literacy and digital literacies and talk around play. Chapters consider the possibilities for using iPads for creativity and arts education through photography, storytelling, drawing, music creation and audio recording, and critically examine the literacies enabled by educational software available on iPads, and the relationship between digital play and literacy development.

iPads in the Early Years provides exciting insights into children’s digital culture and learning in the age of the iPad. It will be key reading for researchers, research students and teacher educators focusing on the early years, as well as those with an interest in the role of ICTS, and particularly tablet computers, in education.

A POETRY BOOK DEDICATED TO BRAVE CHILDREN FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCERS PUBLISHED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE YOUNG LIVES VS. CANCER CHARITY

A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL CHILDRENS POEMS PUBLISHED BY LINDA KNIGHT TO RAISE VITAL FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS CANCER CHARITY YOUNG LIVES VS. CANCER, A CHARITY THAT HELPS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT UP TO THE AGE OF 25 TO FIND THE STRENGTH WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO FACE WHATEVER CANCER THROWS AT THEM.

THE BOOK IS DEDICATED TO LOUIS, DIAGNOSED AS AN INFANT WITH BURKITT LYMPHOMA IN JULY 2020, AGED TWO WHO WAS TO BRAVELY FIGHT THIS AWFUL DISEASE SPENDING THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OF HIS YOUNG LIFE IN HOSPITAL, RECEIVING AGGRESSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, MAKING THE FAMILY''S WISHES TO SPEND CHRISTMAS TOGETHER COME TRUE.

BRAVERY IS A WORD VERY OFTEN BANDIED AROUND BUT LOUIS WAS TRULY A BRAVE WARRIOR, FIGHTING THE CANCER EVERY SINGLE DAY AS THE HORRIBLE TREATMENT TOOK ITS TOLL ON HIS YOUNG BODY.

HE IS THANKFULLY STILL IN REMISSION BUT WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PURCHASE THIS BOOK AS 100% OF THE SALES PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE CHILDREN''S CANCER CHARITY - YOUNG LIVES V. CANCER.

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