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Hello! During Training Session Two all RFHF participants had or will have a session on media literacy. During Cohort 5's media literacy session we discussed research on the effects of having the TV on in the background as children are playing. None of us could remember the study, but about a week later Becki Bozart found it and emailed it to me. She and I thought the rest of you might want to read the study too. <br><br>I've pulled out a few of the main points below. I think it is important to notice this is a study of only 50 children so, while this is valuable information because it shows there<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">may</span> be a link between background TV and attention problems, it isn't conclusive. Therefore, the article reminds parents about conclusive research on brain development and the importance of interacting with their children.<br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Background noise may disrupt play and stop children from
developing attention spans according to new research, leading to increased risk
of behavioral issues like Attention Deficit Disorder.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Experts found that children left in a room with the
television on played for five per cent less time, and had shorter play episodes
than children in a room without the distraction.<span style=""> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">-the study was conducted with a group of 50
toddlers at age 12, 24, or 36 months</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">-The magazine reminds parents of the following facts about
children's early learning:</p>
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<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">brain
development is very vulnerable to environmental influences. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">the
influence of early environment is long lasting. </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">during
the first years, the infant needs to learn to focus attention and
interact. </li></ul>
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<br>Enjoy!<br>Katie<br><div style="text-align: center;"> Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<br>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<br> Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br> <a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<br></div><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><hr><b>From:</b> Becki Bozart [mailto:<a href="mailto:bbozart@nworheadstart.org">bbozart@nworheadstart.org</a>]<br><b>To:</b> Katie Anderson [mailto:<a href="mailto:anderson_katie@oslmac.osl.state.or.us">anderson_katie@oslmac.osl.state.or.us</a>]<br><b>Sent:</b> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:24:09 -0800<br><b>Subject:</b> tv and background noise paper<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hi Katie; here’s a paper I referred to at the training to share
with the group</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif"; color: navy;">Becki Bozart, FSW</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Certified
Parent Educator</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Healthy
Start of Columbia County</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">503-970-3023</span></p>
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