A rich body of literature investigates children's information behaviors and how information retrieval systems can best be designed to address their unique cognitive capabilities (Gossen & Nürnberger, 2013). This literature review explores this literature, focusing on the interaction between child development and interface design for children. First, it introduces stages of child development and children's unique information behaviors and the challenges these present for information

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... . Then, it describes evaluations of several existing IR interfaces for children. Finally, it reviews systems created to address specific IR challenges that children face.