Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens 1st Edition

Guernsey and Levine provide an exhaustive, comprehensible resource for parents and educators, offering distinct approaches and tools on how to help children become strong readers, despite the often overwhelming influence of digital media. Although the book is focused primarily on research studies (numerous studies about the connection between digital literacy and technology are cited), the text is accessible and free of jargon. Through a simple and convincing scaffolding method, educators will be better informed on the choices that young learners have in terms of digital texts. Those who work with media and books for young children will learn ways to establish positive reading habits. This title will benefit those who are interested in studies on digital literacy and its relation to educational programming, including television, mobile apps, websites, and digital games. VERDICT Strongly recommended for those concerned with the effect of literacy on young children in light of new technology and for laying out ways that educators can encourage literacy in the home, classroom, and community as a whole. Suggested for librarians, media specialists, ELA teachers and administrators, and literacy and reading coaches.—Krista Welz, North Bergen High School, NJ

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR TAP, CLICK, READ

"Finally, the 'everything book' has been created for understanding the digital age and children's literacy! Our tour guides for this journey—Lisa Guernsey and Michael Levine—narrate the journey in such an engaging and fun way, you won't be able to put this book down. It is the perfect, must-read book for the digital age!"
—Ellen Galinsky, President and Co-Founder, Families and Work Institute, author, Mind in the Making

"In Tap, Click, Read, Lisa Guernsey and Michael Levine give educators and parents what they so urgently need—an authoritative, evidence-based guide to the ever-growing and ever-changing realm of children's digital media. In clear, accessible prose the authors lay out for us how to choose and use today's technological resources to help children master that most important traditional skill: reading. Guernsey and Levine have done a tremendous service to parents, teachers—and children—with this book."
—Annie Murphy Paul, author, Brilliant: The New Science of Smart

"Wow—what a smart and timely book! Every early childhood teacher, parent, and policymaker who seeks to stay afloat in a sea of innovation and technology, and who cares about improving the opportunity to learn for ALL, should devour Tap, Click, Read."
—Karen Cator, President and CEO, Digital Promise, former Director, US Office of Educational Technology

"A must read for all parents, teachers, and their digitally savvy kids. Tap, Click, Read is a superb example of 'edible science' that is accessible, digestible and usable. With a beautifully written synthesis of cutting-edge technology and current research, Guernsey and Levine show us how to rethink learning in a digital age."
—Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PHD, co-author, Einstein Never Used Flashcards, Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow and Director of the Infant Language Laboratory at Temple University

"Tap, Click, Read is equally adept at navigating, translating, and boldly advancing a new vision for literacy in a digital age. Illuminating great research with an array of wonderful stories, Guernsey and Levine help the reader appreciate the landscape of a brave new world they inventively call Readialand. Rather than leaving us to wander unaided across uncertain terrain, they provide a user friendly playbook to drive needed changes in communities across the nation."
—Ralph Smith, Senior Vice President, Annie E. Casey Foundation and Managing Director, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading