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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
  • Brittney Chambers on 12 Jun 14
     
    Amazing facts and statistics that I think will be good to use!!! 
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