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Maybe the decline of deep reading isn’t due to reading skill atrophy but to the need to develop a very different sort of skill, that of teaching yourself to focus your attention. (Interestingly, Coiro found that gamers were often better online readers: they were more comfortable in the medium and better able to stay on task.)
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no difference in accuracy between students who edited a six-hundred-word paper on the screen and those who worked on paper. Those who edited on-screen did so faster, but their performance didn’t suffer.
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It wasn’t the screen that disrupted the fuller synthesis of deep reading; it was the allure of multitasking on the Internet and a failure to properly mitigate its impact.
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students performed equally well on a twenty-question multiple-choice comprehension test whether they had read a chapter on-screen or on paper. Given a second test one week later, the two groups’ performances were still indistinguishable.
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“We cannot go backwards. As children move more toward an immersion in digital media, we have to figure out ways to read deeply there.”
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Maybe her letter writers’ students weren’t victims of digitization so much as victims of insufficient training—and insufficient care—in the tools of managing a shifting landscape of reading and thinking.
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In a new study, the introduction of an interactive annotation component helped improve comprehension and reading strategy use in a group of fifth graders. It turns out that they could read deeply. They just had to be taught how.
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multitasking while reading on a computer or a tablet slowed readers down, but their comprehension remained unaffected.
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Maybe the decline of deep reading isn’t due to reading skill atrophy but to the need to develop a very different sort of skill, that of teaching yourself to focus your attention.
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Keri-Lee Beasley on 13 Aug 15

Really interesting information on being a better online reader. The author suggests the following: "Maybe the decline of deep reading isn't due to reading skill atrophy but to the need to develop a very different sort of skill, that of teaching yourself to focus your attention. (Interestingly, Coiro found that gamers were often better online readers: they were more comfortable in the medium and better able to stay on task.)"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Really interesting information on being a better online reader. The author suggests the following: "Maybe the decline of deep reading isn't due to reading skill atrophy but to the need to develop a very different sort of skill, that of teaching yourself to focus your attention. (Interestingly, Coiro found that gamers were often better online readers: they were more comfortable in the medium and better able to stay on task.)"</div>

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Beyond 'turn it off': How to advise families on media use - 0 views

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scientific research and policy statements lag behind the pace of digital innovation
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The 2011 AAP policy statement Media Use by Children Younger Than Two Years was drafted prior to the first generation iPad and explosion of apps aimed at young children.
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Media is just another environment. Children do the same things they have always done, only virtually
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In a world where “screen time” is becoming simply “time,” our policies must evolve or become obsolete.
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Role modeling is critical. Limit your own media use
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The more media engender live interactions, the more educational value they may hold
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The quality of content is more important than the platform or time spent with media. Prioritize how your child spends his time rather than just setting a timer
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An interactive product requires more than “pushing and swiping” to teach
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Play a video game with your kids
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co-viewing is essential
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Tech use, like all other activities, should have reasonable limits
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Sean McHugh on 06 Oct 15

In a world where "screen time" is becoming simply "time," our policies must evolve or become obsolete.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In a world where "screen time" is becoming simply "time," our policies must evolve or become obsolete. </div>

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Keri-Lee Beasley on 09 Oct 15

New look at screentime from American Association of Paediatrics - finally.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">New look at screentime from American Association of Paediatrics - finally.</div>

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