Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?
Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?
Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?
By Eleanore Catolico
November 2, 2022
Summary
The catalog of games for early learners played on a console system like Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch is smaller compared to what's available for older kids and teens.
Child development experts tell EdSurge that video games can help early learners practice foundational skills and can promote social bonding, as long as they're designed with the child in mind and incorporate the expertise of early childhood professionals.
A child development expert talks about video games more broadly and is typically referring to mobile games and app experiences-some marketed as entertainment, others touted as educational.
Due to these varying definitions, the size of the current market of video games for early learners is tough to gauge.
"But there's a fair amount of games that are in a space that I would try to think more of as games for exploration and games for creativity," he says.
It's hard to draw concrete conclusions about whether games geared toward early learners will likely result in the development of key skills, such as emotional regulation, notes Kirkorian.
As the ecosystem of video games for early learners continues to expand, so should the way we think about games, Holbert argues.
Reference
Catolico, E. (2022, November 02). Can video games help early learners grow? - edsurge news. Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-11-02-can-video-games-help-early-learners-grow