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Abstract

Young children's literacy experiences at home shape the development of emergent literacy skills. Due to the increasing use of touch screen tablets (e.g., iPads) in homes and early education settings it is important to investigate the relationship between digital tools and emergent literacy. The present study examined the relationships between children's (N = 57; aged 2–4 years) emergent literacy skills and home use of tablets for writing and reading. Correlational analysis showed a positive association between children's access to apps and print knowledge. A positive association was found between the frequency of writing with tablets and print awareness, print knowledge, and sound knowledge. No associations occurred between emergent literacy skills and frequency of e-book reading. Further research is needed to investigate the effects of tablet writing on emergent literacy development.

5. Conclusion

The positive relationship found between tablet writing in the home setting and emergent literacy requires further investigation. Questions also arise about how apps and tablet writing activities (e.g., writing with a finger or typing on a pop up keyboard) affect the development of emergent literacy and how parents and carers scaffold children's tablet writing. Engaging young children in the creative act of mark making and writing via tablets has the potential to foster aspects of emergent literacy however future empirical work is needed to determine this.