Rosie Flewitt|Alison Clark
Porous boundaries: Reconceptualising the home literacy environment as a digitally networked space for 0–3 year olds
Manchester Metropolitan University
children growing contemporary homes postindustrial countries use digital media part everyday literacy activities connect distant family friends watch favourite programmes play games find information however conceptualizations home literacy environment hle yet adapted implications comparatively new practices young childrens knowledge literacy ways negotiate affectively intense relationships digital networks furthermore digital activity young children aged 03 years diversity print digital technologies use remain underresearched reporting detailed case studies twoyearold boy oneyearold girl england formed part euwide qualitative study 03yearolds digital literacy practices home problematise relevance conventional definitions hle contemporary homes building nascent research field argue need reconceptualise hle digitally networked space porous boundaries enable youngest children negotiate affectively intense relationships express meaning across diverse modes media connect distant others digitally mediated world