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Text messaging 'improves children's spelling skills' - Telegraph - 0 views

  • 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
  • The research, to be published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning next month, found evidence of a “significant contribution of textism use to the children’s spelling development during the study”.
  • 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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  • Prof Clare Wood, senior lecturer in the university’s psychology department, said: “We are now starting to see consistent evidence that children’s use of text message abbreviations has a positive impact on their spelling skills.
allardcarrie

Can Texting Help With Spelling? | Scholastic.com - 0 views

  • A British study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning found a positive correlation between texting and literacy, concluding that texting was “actually driving the development of phonological awareness and reading skill in children.” In other words, contrary to what you might think when faced with “creative” usages such as ur for your, 2 for to, and w8 for wait, kids who text may be stronger readers and writers than those who don’t.
  • If you’re worried about grading a pile of The Catcher in the Rye essays written in text speak, fear not. In research conducted for a dissertation at the City University in London, graduate student Veenal Raval found that most students avoid text­isms in their schoolwork. “They are able to ‘code-switch’ the same way that I would...use slang when speaking to my friends and adopt a more formal means when talking to colleagues,” Raval told the Telegraph. In other words, students change how they spell according to the circumstances and the audience. They know to spell out the word tomorrow in a paper, but when making plans with friends, they go with tom.
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llgreene

PDF.js viewer - 1 views

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    "No doubt there's a grain of truth in both these depictions. But the doomsaye rs who tell these stories are turning a blind eye on compelling alternative narratives. As one who has spent the last 30+ years studying the writing of college students, I see a different picture. For those who think Google is making us stupid and Facebo ok is frying our brains, let me sketch that picture in briefly."
rinnalj

Impacts of television viewing on young children's literacy development in the USA: A re... - 2 views

  • Television viewing plays an important role in the lives of many young children and has received a great deal of attention in the public as well as in research. This review examined research on television and literacy development in early childhood, including studies of messages about literacy in children's programs as well as the impact of specific programs on young viewers' literacy development. Results indicate: (1) moderate amounts of television viewing were found to be beneficial for reading; (2) the content of programs viewed by children matters; (3) programs that aim to promote literacy in young children have been found to positively impact specific early literacy skills; and finally, (4) there are limitations to the existing literature. Suggestions for addressing these limitations were included, and future studies should focus on methodological, theoretical, and measurement issues in this area, in addition to exploring a wider variety of programs watched by young viewers.
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    Lee Rinna - Television
coyotegirl18

Facebook 'can help to improve writing skills' Networking boosts ability and confidence.... - 0 views

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    A study conducted by the National Literacy Trust found that children's confidence in their writing abilities were boosted by writing blogs and using social networking sites. The survey, of more than 3,000 youngsters aged between nine and 16, found more than half of all respondents thought writing was "boring" but that youngsters who spent time blogging enjoyed writing more than their peers who did not keep a blog. It found that 57% of youngsters who kept blogs said they liked writing compared to 40% of children who did not do so. The findings, detailed in the report, Young People's Writing: Attitudes, Behaviour and the Role of Technology, also indicated that 61% young bloggers and 56% youngsters with a social networking page claimed to be good or very good at writing.
rinnalj

How The Internet Saved Literacy - Forbes - 0 views

  • The Internet has become so pervasive that to be truly literate in 2006 demands some degree of technological fluency or at least familiarity. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 73% of American adults had used the Internet or e-mail as of March 2006. For the first time, the National Association of Adult Literacy—the most wide-ranging U.S. study of literacy—will test computer literacy in its 2008 survey that measures overall literacy. With such a large proportion of reading and writing taking place on the Internet, literacy has changed from a solitary pursuit into a collective one.
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    Lee Rinna - Internet Resource
sante33

Higher literacy rates proven through using Facebook and Blogs! - 0 views

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    We often hear how the digital age has changed young people's lives in a negative way, that they are glued to their computers and that they don't get out the way older generations did when they were young. In fact, a recent study shows that young people who have a Facebook page and blog have high literacy levels...
rinnalj

Adult Education Improving Literacy Skills by Joma Coronel | Education Space 360 - 0 views

  • Adults who totally don’t know how to read and write would benefit greatly from these courses.
  • Education has been greatly improved since the dawn of the Internet, and it has made the improvement of literacy available to more people. Stay-at-home moms, for instance, can note a thing or two from reading websites and study in their spare time.
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    Lee Rinna - Online Adult Learning
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