Development of Media Literacy among the Young Children: An Overview Study

Abstract

Abstract

Now, children are made the mobile as play thing and is being enjoyed with internet facilities in their homes, schools and other public places. This opportunity is helped to develop the media literacy and skills among them. Hence, the young babies are considered as consumers for smartphones, TV screens, laptops and tablets. Since a decade, media technologies have advanced the devices as kids friendly, even multiple contents are being intentionally generated for the young babies. Prensky (2001) defined that “children growing up with near to newer digital, interactive and technologies, they are referred as digital natives”.

The children of preschoolers, age between 3-4 years old are media users. Their parents report that children are spending an average of one hour watching TV screens, one hour using a mobile device to watch and play the many contents. Age between 5-6 years old children are engaging in media both at homes and schools regularly. They spend daily two hours using screen media split between TV and mobile devices. Age between 7-8, 59% of children are playing video games and watching YouTube, reels for an hour. 62% of children report watching TV every day and entertaining themselves. Therefore, media devices are affected on the young babies and helped to increase the media use. 60% of kindergarten teachers report that they are being teaching digital competencies citizenship.

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