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Jargon Buster given the multidisciplinary nature of our work with infants, toddlers, and families, we often come across words or acronyms that are new or unfamiliar to us. To enhance your reading experience of this issue of Zero to three, we offer a glossary of selected technical words or terms used by the contributing authors in this issue. Please note that these definitions specifically address how these terms are used by the authors in their articles and are not intended to be formal or authoritative definitions. Phrase What it means Background and Foreground Television Background television refers to a television set that is in use when the child’s primary activity is something other than watching television, such as playing with toys, eating, or socializing. Foreground television consists of programming that is of interest to toddlers and which may be comprehensible. In general, it consists of programs that are specifically designed for very young children. (Find it in Anderson & Hanson, page 4) Dialogic Reading Techniques “Dialogic reading” are techniques used when reading picture books to children to involve them in the story. The techniques include asking children open-ended questions and encouraging them to tell more and more of the story. Research has shown that children of parents who were trained in dialogic techniques understood the story better and learned more story vocabulary than did the children whose parents were entirely untrained or who were asked to sit with their children and simply point out what was going on in the stories. (Find it in Troseth, O’Doherty, & Strouse, page 25) Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) SUID is “a term used to describe any sudden and unexpected death, whether explained or unexplained (including sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS), that occurs during infancy” (American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death, 2011, p. 1030). SUID can be caused by numerous reasons, such as metabolic disorders, hypothermia or hyperthermia, neglect or abuse, poisoning, or accidental suffocation. Some SUIDs are attributed to SIDS. (Find it in Evenson, page 44) Video Deficit Effect The “video deficit” refers to the phenomenon that children learn less from televised demonstrations than they learn from live face-to-face interactions. (Find it in Anderson & Hanson, page 4; Guernsey, page 11) American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death. (2011). Policy statement: SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths: Expansion of recommendations for a safe infant sleeping environment. Pediatrics, 128, 1030–1039.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Zero to Three - Volume 33, No. 4 - March 2013

Zero to Three - March 2013
This Issue and Why It Matters
What Researchers Have Learned About Toddlers and Television
Toddlers, Electronic Media, and Language Development: What Researchers Know So Far
The Media Environments and Television-Viewing Diets of Infants and Toddlers: Findings From a National Survey of Parents
Trusting the Tube: Current Information About an Established Technology
Toddlers and Touch Screens: Potential for Early Learning?
Does Culture Matter in Early Childhood Media Use?
Investigating the Family Bed
PERSPECTIVES —Reflections of a ZERO TO THREE National Training Institute Neophyte
Jargon Buster—A Glossary of Selected Terms
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Zero to Three - Volume 33, No. 4 - March 2013