Sat.Jun 01, 2024

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La exposición de los niños a los medios digitales como contexto para el aprendizaje multilingüe

The Child and Family Corp

Puntos clave para los cuidadores Los niños multilingües usan frecuentemente los medios digitales y los usan en los distintos idiomas que se hablan en su hogar. El uso de los medios digitales (por ej., la televisión, el computador o los “smartphones”) puede afectar negativamente el desarrollo del lenguaje en los niños que son multilingües porque reducen el tiempo que dedican a conversar con otros adultos.

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The Observer view on the social care crisis: whoever wins the election, it needs addressing urgently

The Guardian

Labour and the Tories are avoiding talking about how to fund the overhaul of a system that is failing the elderly and people with disabilities There is one pressing issue affecting millions of people that has been conspicuous in its absence from the general election campaign so far. The parlous state of social care in England – a system that has been described as being in crisis for well over a decade – is leaving too many older people and those with disabilities without the personal care they n

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Children’s digital media exposure as a backdrop for multilingual learning

The Child and Family Corp

Key takeaways for caregivers Multilingual children use digital media regularly, in all their home languages. Digital media use may affect multilingual children’s early language learning by reducing opportunities for back-and-forth conversations with adults. This finding is similar to results of studies of digital media and language learning for children learning only one language.