简介:
The book is an “outgrowth” of a three-day
international research conference held in
the Netherlands to discuss multimedia-related
issues in the context of young children’s learning.
The book chapters offer a refreshingly wide
range of perspectives with contributions from
scholars from the UK, the US, Canada, Norway,
Israel,andthe Netherlands.What is significant,
however, is, as the editors note, the remarkable
convergence of studies with positive findings.
These indicate that, when designed in accordance
with sound educational principles and
constructed to support young children’s cognitive
development, multimedia applications
can significantly improve literacy development
in young learners, whether they are average
emerging readers or readerswith special needs.
This is the core message of the book.