Article/Book/Website Review Template: As you read each of your 5-6 articles, books, websites, please record the following

information. We will (articles that present studies about your related topics). As you type into the form, you can use more or less space as needed for each item. Bibliographic Information (APA Formatting): Author(s) Affiliation: Type of Resource:
(Scholarly article presenting a study; Trade article presenting a teaching strategy or methodology or other; Website describing a curriculum package, etc)

Alper, M. (2013). Developmentally Appropriate New Media Literacies: Supporting Cultural Competencies and Social Skills in Early Childhood Education. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 13(2).175-196. http://www.ecl.sagepub.com/content/12/2/175. Author Meryl Alper is affiliated with the University of Southern California, USA This is a scholarly article presenting a study on how New Media Literacies might affect social land cognitive development in early childhood education.

Summary of essential information most essential to your study or to your background learning: Way in which this source influences the field of Early Childhood Education or related fields: Potential relevance to your research topic and study:

In her article, Alper examines digital and non-digital media use among preschoolers using three of twelve New Media Literacy skills. She focuses on play, distributed cognition, and transmedia navigation; she studies the development of these skills within a Reggio Emilia teaching environment.

As I read this article, I became interested in the findings of this authors study. The results seem to corroborate the National Association of Early Childhood Educations (NAEYC) position on technology in early childhood classrooms. Use of media and technology by young children should not restrict nor replace peer social and imaginative play interaction. Media and technology use can be effective tools for problem -solving and an extension of self expression. I am interested in learning how a preschoolers technology use affects literacy development, how much and what kind of technology use is taking place in a preschoolers home.