Parents and educators should search multiple sources — app stores, expert review sites, and producers' websites — when selecting literacy apps¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

Because information posted about apps is inconsistent and different sites promote different apps, the report advises that "parents and educators need to do some extra legwork to identify quality language- and literacy-focused apps." The concrete strategy is to look for information about apps of interest across app stores and expert review sites, and to check producers' websites. It also recommends giving developers positive and negative feedback to influence app features.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Willingness to consult several sources (app stores, expert review sites, producer websites) before choosing an app

Constraints¶

• The report notes the two channels surface largely different apps, so no single source suffices

Target Learners¶

• children ages 0-8 learning language and literacy

Target Learning Goals¶

• identifying quality language- and literacy-focused apps for young children

Claims¶

Related Strategies¶

• Evaluating Online Sources
• Website Evaluation Checklist
• CRAAP Test
• Digital Literacy Instruction

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Vaala, S., Ly, A., & Levine, M.H. (2015). Getting a read on the app stores: A market scan and analysis of children's literacy apps. New York, NY: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/publication/getting-a-read-on-the-app-stores-a-market-scan-and-analysis-of-childrens-literacy-apps/