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For those of you who worry about the effect of texting on literacy, there are several studies showing no negative effects. But beware of popular media on this topic.
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It isn’t a cause of bad spelling: you have to know how to spell before you can text. Texting actually improves your literacy, as it gives you more practice in reading and writing.
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The ten-year study, funded by the British Academy, examined the effect of the use of text messages on eight to 12-year-olds.
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'We were surprised to learn that not only was the association strong, but that text use was actually driving the development of phonological awareness and reading skills in children.'
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Psychologist Dr Clare Wood, who led the study at Coventry University, said the use of abbreviations, commonly used in text messaging, helped in the development of children's reading and writing skills.
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The study also showed that children were subconsciously practising their spelling by regularly sending text messages. Dr Wood said: 'Texting also appears to be a valuable form of contact with written English for many children, which enables them to practice reading and spelling on a daily basis.
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In fact, there’s powerful evidence that digital tools are helping young people write and think far better than in the past.
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But Prof. Lunsford did find a big change in how students were writing – and it was a positive shift. Over the past century, the freshman composition papers had exploded in length and intellectual complexity.
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It used to be that students did comparatively little writing out of school; even if you were in university, there was little call for it, and few vehicles to showcase your writing. But now, as Prof. Lunsford’s research has found, 40 per cent of all writing is done outside the classroom – it’s “life writing,” stuff students do socially, or just for fun. And it includes everything from penning TV recaps to long e-mail conversations to arguments on discussion boards.
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More subtle yet – but equally powerful – is the fluency with which they compose. Students not only write more, they write more quickly.
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“I believe that any form of writing exercise is good for you. I also believe that any form of tuition which helps develop your awareness of the different properties, styles, and effects of writing is good for you. It helps you become a better reader, more sensitive to nuance, and a better writer, more sensitive to audience. Texting language is no different from other innovative forms of written expression that have emerged in the past. It is a type of language whose communicative strengths and weaknesses need to be appreciated.”
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