[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4cast #337: Paper or screen?

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OPLIN 4cast #337: Paper or screen?
June 5th, 2013

print screenA couple of weeks ago, the National Literacy Trust in the UK 
released the results of a study 
<http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/news/5372_children_s_on-screen_reading_overtakes_reading_in_print> 
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 aspects for some people.

  * Young people 'prefer to read on screen'
    <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22540408> (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."
  * British children's on-screen reading overtakes books
    <http://phys.org/news/2013-05-british-children-on-screen.html>
    (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."
  * The reading brain in the digital age: The science of paper versus
    screens
    <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=reading-paper-screens>
    (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 laboratory
    experiments
    <http://journals.ohiolink.edu/ejc/article.cgi?issn=08830355&issue=v58inone_c&article=61_rltopvcseorc>,
    polls and consumer reports <http://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2011/141/>
    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."
  * Death of traditional books? Kids prefer reading via screen
    <http://www.good.is/posts/death-of-traditional-books-kids-prefer-reading-via-screen>
    (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."

*/Girls fact:/*

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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