What is it about?
This study explores characteristics of caregivers' mediating behaviours of supporting preschool children's emergent ltieracy development mediated by mobile technologies (i.e. laptops, tablets and smartphones).
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Why is it important?
This study embraces the role of media menteorship in libraries, but acknowledges such a role demands training for library practitioners in order to effectively support children's and families' literacy needs in the digital age.
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I hope this paper helps library practitioners realise what they can do as media mentors for supporting children's and families' literacy needs in the digital age. I hope this paper is thought-provoking.
Hui-Yun Sung
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This page is a summary of: Adult mediation of preschool children’s use of mobile technologies in public libraries in Taiwan: A socio-cultural perspective, Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, May 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0961000617709055.
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