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height="93" width="125" align="left">A couple of
weeks ago, the National Literacy Trust in the UK
released the results of a <a
href="http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/news/5372_children_s_on-screen_reading_overtakes_reading_in_print">study</a>
of the reading habits of about 35,000 British
young people between the ages of eight and
sixteen. The study found that, "For the first time
children are reading more on computers and other
electronic devices than they are reading books,
magazines, newspapers and comics." It is probably
safe to assume that similar results would be seen
from any study done in the U.S. And while this is
not unexpected news, it still has some troubling
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font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22540408">Young
people 'prefer to read on screen'</a> (BBC
News/Sean Coughlan) "The study suggests high
levels of access to mobile phones, computers and
tablet devices now mean that reading is an
activity more likely to be on screen than on the
printed page. Of those surveyed, 52% preferred
to read on screen compared with 32% who
preferred print, with the remainder having no
opinion or preferring not to read at all."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://phys.org/news/2013-05-british-children-on-screen.html">British
children's on-screen reading overtakes books</a>
(Phys.org) "Nearly all children have access to a
computer at home and four out of 10 now own a
tablet or a smartphone, said the trust, an
independent charity promoting literacy. The
number of children reading e-books has doubled
in the last two years, from six to 12 percent,
it added. The research among 34,910 young people
aged eight to 16 also found that girls are
significantly more likely than boys to read in
print-68 percent versus 54 percent."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=reading-paper-screens">The
reading brain in the digital age: The science
of paper versus screens</a> (Scientific
American/Ferris Jabr) "And recent surveys
suggest that although most people still prefer
paper-especially when reading
intensively-attitudes are changing as tablets
and e-reading technology improve and reading
digital books for facts and fun becomes more
common. ... Even so, evidence from <a
href="http://journals.ohiolink.edu/ejc/article.cgi?issn=08830355&issue=v58inone_c&article=61_rltopvcseorc">laboratory
experiments</a>, polls and <a
href="http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2011/141/">consumer
reports</a> indicates that modern screens and
e-readers fail to adequately recreate certain
tactile experiences of reading on paper that
many people miss and, more importantly, prevent
people from navigating long texts in an
intuitive and satisfying way. In turn, such
navigational difficulties may subtly inhibit
reading comprehension."</li>
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font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.good.is/posts/death-of-traditional-books-kids-prefer-reading-via-screen">Death
of traditional books? Kids prefer reading via
screen</a> (GOOD/Liz Dwyer) "It's worth
celebrating that the majority of these kids
actually read and like doing so, but what's
concerning is that researchers found that kids
'who read daily only on-screen are nearly twice
less likely to be above average readers than
those who read daily in print or in print and
on-screen.' The researchers also found that
'those who read only on-screen are also three
times less likely to enjoy reading very much'
while a third of them are less likely to say
they have a favorite book."</li>
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fact:</em></strong></small><br>
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font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;">Girls in
the National Literacy Trust study seemed to be
more eclectic in their reading formats than boys.
Not only were they more likely than boys to read
print (68% vs. 54%), they were also more likely to
read on eReaders (84% vs. 69%), mobile phones (67%
vs. 60%), and tablets (70% vs. 67%).
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