The loss of deep reading: How digital texts impact kids’ comprehension skills (bigthink.com)

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Sounds like made up nonsense. Reading is reading. Whether it’s a book, an iPad, a newspaper, a billboard, or whatever.

[-] Aurix@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

But a billboard like text, lke "TikTok", something super short and simple, is not the same as a scientific academic paper requiring the effort and skill to find a way to understand concepts and words you did not know before. And keeping it up through several pages.

[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 months ago

A friend of mine has a PhD in education focusing on reading, and her summary of the current science is that yes, reading even the same text on a screen vs on paper is associated with poorer retention and comprehension.

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