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Babies Brains on Books Versus Screens: A Deep Dive Into Current Research
Friday, June 04, 2021, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PST
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KidsBabies Brains on Books Versus Screens: A Deep Dive Into Current Research

with Tracey Tasker, MA, CCC/SLP
June 4, 2021 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Virtual Event

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Electronics use among young children was already on the rise before Covid hit, when Covid hit electronic use by children under 4 doubled. In addition to electronic use in general rising during Covid, the purchases of ebooks for children surged after the lockdown started. As we start to emerge from Covid it is the perfect time to look at the research of how young children learn and how screens may not be the best tool for that learning.

Participants will delve into the research on early brain development and how the young brain responds to screen use versus books.

Learning objectives:

  • Summarize American Academy of Pediatrics and World Health Organization recommendations on screen time and the research driving those recommendations.
  • Describe early brain development with respect to skills such as language, social-emotional development, attention and self-regulation and explain why screens do not support that development in young children.
  • Identify why screens “entertain” and books “educate” by looking at the young brain’s response to both mediums.
  • Compare and contrast the negative effect of excess screen time on young children’s brain architecture as compared to the positive effects of storybook reading.

Tracey TaskerTracey Tasker holds a B.A. in English and Economics and an MBA (from Rutgers University) and an MA in Speech-Language Pathology (from Montclair State University). Tracey started out her career working in the business world and then she had a set of twin boys (one with autism) and three years later a set of twin girls (born two months premature) and she was immersed in the world of early intervention. That’s when she decided that her true calling was to help other parents help their children to communicate. Tracey has been supporting early intervention families as a speech-language therapist for over a decade. Tracey is a recipient of the ASHA (American Speech-Language Hearing Association) ACE award for commitment to lifelong learning. Tracey is a board member and membership chair of IDA (Infant Development Association of California).

ADA Request by May 31st

Nonmember: $50
IDA Individual or Agency member: $35
IDA Parent or Student member: $25

Limited number of scholarships available

CE Hours: IDA -Nursing/PT/Speech and Language | 1.5 hours $15
CDI Hours:  CE hours for LCSW, LMFT, LEP, LPCC $15
(you will be invoiced)

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