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Children who read on iPads or Kindles have weaker literacy skills, charity warns | Mail... - 1 views

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  • Children who read on iPads or Kindles have weaker literacy skills and are less likely to enjoy it as a pastime, charity warnsSurvey of 35,000 pupils finds majority of youngst
  • ers now read on screenebooks also reducing the number of children who enjoy reading as a pastime 'Children who only read on-screen are significantly less likely to enjoy reading and less likely to be strong readers', National Literacy Trust says
  • Children who read on an iPad or Kindle are falling behind in the classroom as figures showed for the first time the majority of youngsters now prefer ebooks to printed versions
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  • The advance of technology means that young people who read on a screen have weaker literacy skills and fewer children now enjoy reading, experts have said.
  • A survey, conducted by The National Literacy Trust, found that 52 per cent of children preferred to read on an electronic device - including e-readers, computers and smartphones - while only 32 per cent said they would rather read a physical book.
  • Pupils who get free school meals, generally a sign they are from poorer backgrounds, are the least likely group to pick up a traditional book, the research found.
  • Boys in particular would prefer to read on a computer screen and the change in trend has encouraged many publishers to cash in by offering electronic versions of comics and books.The number of children and young people reading newspapers has fallen from 46.8 per cent in 2005 to 31.2 per cent in 2012
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    Amazing facts and statistics that I think will be good to use!!! 
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Is Texting Killing the English Language? | TIME.com - 1 views

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  • Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, “penmanship for illiterates,” as one critic called it.
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The 4 Negative Side Effects Of Technology - Edudemic - 2 views

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  • Though we can’t deny the endowments that the current era of advancement has provides us with, but like any other thing, we cannot deny the fact that there is always two sides to everything: Good and Bad.
  • Let’s take a look at the top 4 ways that overuse of technology has influenced our children in an adverse manne
  • 1. Elevated Exasperation These days, children indulge themselves in internet, games or texting. These activities have affected their psyche negatively, consequently leading to increased frustration. Now they get frustrated whenever they are asked to do anything while playing games or using internet. For instance, when their parents ask them to take the trash out, they get furious instantly. This behavior has shattered many parent-children relationships.
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  • 3. Declining Writing Skills Due to the excessive usage of online chatting and shortcuts, the writing skills of today’s young generation have declined quite tremendously. These days, children are relying more and more on digital communication that they have totally forgot about improving their writing skills. They don’t know the spelling of different words, how to use grammar properly or how to do cursive writing.
  • 2. Deteriorated Patience Patience is a very precious virtue and its scarcity could deteriorate a person’s Will. Determination is a necessity that comes with patience and without it no individual can survive the hardships of life. According to studies, tolerance in children is vanishing quite increasingly due to the improper use of technology. For example, children get frustrated quickly when they surf internet and the page they want to view takes time to load
  • 4. Lack of Physical Interactivity No one can deny the fact that the advancement of technology has produced a completely unique method of interaction and communication. Now, more and more people are interacting with others through different platforms like apps, role-playing online games, social networks, etc. This advancement has hampered the physical interaction skills of many children. Due to that they don’t know how to interact with others when they meet them in-person or what gesture they should carry.
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    4 negative effects of tecnhology
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