Handbook of children and the media

Introduction - Dorothy G Singer and Jerome L Singer Why a Handbook on Children and the Media? PART ONE: THE POPULAR MEDIA AS EDUCATORS AND SOCIALIZERS OF GROWING CHILDREN Children's Uses and Gratifications History of Children's Use of the Electronic Media - Haejung Paik Free Reading - Roger Desmond Implications for Child Development Uses of Television and Other Film-Related Media - George Comstock and Erica Scharrer New Forms of Electronic Media - Kaveri Subrahmanyam et al The Impact of Interactive Games and the Internet on Cognition, Socialization and Behavior Cognitive Functions and School Readiness Skills Attention, Comprehension and the Educational Influences of Television - David S Bickham, John C Wright…