Curriculum  Units/Instructional   Programs
to  Teach  Media Literacy,  Awareness

Students can be taught to identify and avoid gratuitous violence on television and in other media. Media literacy is also an important factor for youth in counteracting advertising that promotes drinking, unhealthy eating and other behaviors that compromise our health.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Smith ME, (1993). Television violence and behavior: A research summary. ERIC Digest
• Cesarone B, (1994). Video games and children. ERIC Digest
• Aidman A, (1977). Television violence: Content, context and consequences. ERIC Digest
• ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington IN. Violence in Aurio-Visual Media: How Educations Can Respond. ERIC Digest.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington IN. Violence in Aurio-Visual Media: How Educations Can Respond. ERIC Digest.

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

Resources

-Planning Guides

• Silva D, (1996). Moving Young Children's Play Away from TV Violence. A How-To Guide for Early Childhood Educators, Child Care Providers, Head Start Instructors, Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers
  

-Programs and Materials

• Media Awareness Network. Canadian Resources for Teachers
• Dunn JL, (1994). Teaching television watchers. Instructor
• Levin DE, Carlsson-Paige N, (1994). Developmentally appropriate television: Putting children firts. Young Children
• Gronlund G, (1992). Coping with ninja turtle play in my kindergarten classroom. Young Children
  

-Policy Examples