Text messaging 'improves children's spelling skills' - Telegraph - 2 views
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But academics from Coventry University said there was “no evidence” that access to mobile phones harmed children’s literacy skills and could even have a positive impact on spelling.
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In the latest study, researchers recruited 114 children aged nine and 10 from primary schools in the Midlands.
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Half were given a handset to use for texting over weekends and during the school holidays over a 10-week period. The remaining pupils formed a control group.
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The pupils, who did not already use a mobile phone, were split into two groups.
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Academics then gave pupils a series of reading, spelling and phonological awareness tests before and after the study. Pupils’ reading and spelling was also monitored week-on-week.
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This study, which took account of individual differences in IQ, found higher results in test scores recorded by children using mobile phones after 10 weeks compared with the start of the study.
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increasing children’s exposure to print outside of school
