Smart Phones for Pre-Schoolers

Disney is offering refunds to parents who feel duped by its Baby Einstein videos, and parents and researchers alike are questioning brain-boosting tools for kids. So you might be surprised to learn that 60% of the 25 top-selling smart phone apps in the education section of iTunes are aimed at under five set.

Researchers are now finding that something as simple as a smart phone app might help little kids learn. The apps claim to teach children to recognize symbols and encourage kids’ interaction with the natural environment. With us to talk about whether smart phones are the next big teaching tool is Neil Swidey. He wrote about smart phones for toddlers for The Boston Globe Magazine

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