| dc.description | PSY-PC 4999: Honors Thesis, Mentor: Dr. Georgene Troseth,
Language development and play skills impact one another simultaneously and bidirectionally. Because parents and caregivers have the opportunity to guide and supplement play sessions, they have influence over their children’s early language and literacy skills. In modern society, more and more play happens digitally. Parents therefore need to be cognizant of what digital media their children engage with. By choosing technology that is evidence-based and educational, and that supports the child as well as guides the parent’s involvement, caregivers can use media to supplement play sessions, and therefore supplement language. This study investigated how a digital play-based application that is designed for joint engagement scaffolded parent-child interactions and conversation. After two weeks of playing with the app, parent language decreased. This paper discusses possible explanations for this decrease and suggests future directions for this type of research. | en_US |
