Levinson, A. Tapping In: Understanding how recently immigrated Hispanic- Latino families engage and learn with media

Through ethnographic and quantitative data, Stanford researcher Amber Levinson examines the language and literacy experiences of low-income Latino immigrant families during the 2013-14 academic year. All families were also provided with iPads and selected apps, to examine how families took up these media tools. This brief highlights selected findings and implications from the study.

Research questions:
– What role does media play in the language and literacy experiences at home for low-income Latino immigrant families, specifically children developing as dual language learners?
– What opportunities might digital media and tablet technologies offer these children and other family members who are also learning English?