Eva reads some Sandra Boynton books to Andrew. She has them memorized but that is the first step to her learning to read on her own. She enjoys reading him Blue Hat, Green Hat most of all. Andrew enjoys listening to the book, too. He also enjoys “But Not the Hippopotamus”. I think he likes it because of the fun rhymes.
Today we were interviewed for a study on children and technology. We were asked about our stance on exposing children to technology and how technology plays into learning. We expose Eva to all sorts of cool technology like the Wii, The computer, The iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In addition to that there are toys that have digital elements to them to help enhance learning as well. The interview went very well. While we spoke with the interviewer Eva was bopping around, (quietly) in her waitress costume at her kitchen while listening to her iPod. She was so cute. Continue reading Learning with Technology and Toys