Tablet use can benefit bilingual preschoolers

An article on Phys.org: A new thesis from Uppsala University shows tablet use can benefit bilingual preschoolers.

'My study shows that active work with digital tablets in preschool settings is a good way to facilitate children's communication, especially for the youngest children who cannot yet read or write. The digital tablets can become considerably important to children with other first languages, since the teachers often have no knowledge of their language,' says Petra Petersen, researcher at Uppsala University.

Read more at http://phys.org/news/2015-11-tablet-benefit-bilingual-preschoolers.html

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