A randomized controlled trial of an educational app to improve preschoolers’ emergent literacy skills

Mobile devices are now ubiquitous across communities of all income levels, with very young children spending a great deal of time on smartphones and tablets even before they begin formal schooling. If this time could be channeled towards fostering school readiness, it might help narrow the SES opportunity gap. To date, however, little research has examined the effects of preschoolers’ home use of educational apps. The current study evaluated the...