Arab Preschoolers, Interactive Media and Early Literacy Development.
Key: SSG12-2
Author: Laila Shoukry, Christian Sturm, Galal H. Galal-Edeen
Date: September 2012
Kind: In proceedings
Publisher: IEEE
Book title: e-Learning and e-Technologies in Education (ICEEE), 2012 International Conference on
Abstract: This paper discusses the causes, extent and implications of the digital language divide in technologies used by young Arabic-speaking children by the example of Egyptian preschoolers. The discussion is based on two studies: A preliminary survey examining the nature of Egyptian preschoolers' use of technology and an analytical evaluation of representative Arabic literacy developing applications available for Egyptian children compared to their English counterparts.
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