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Archive for July 17, 2019

Do educational apps have the potential to teach children language? Our research presented at Child Language Symposium in Sheffield

On the 12th July we had a pleasure to present our poster at Child Language Symposium in Sheffield. In our study we discussed the differences between language used in the most popular educational apps, the best seller books aimed at 2-year-olds and in language directed to children by their parents. See the attached poster to learn what we’ve found!

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