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Children who read on iPads or Kindles have weaker literacy skills, charity warns | Mail Online 2

Jul 15, 14

Statements given on how ebooks and reading on a computer screen decrease overall literacy skills in youth

www.dailymail.co.uk/...racy-skills-charity-warns.html decline in literacy skills
- 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.
  The advance of technology means that young people who read on a screen have weaker literacy skills and fewer children now enjoy reading,
- 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.
  Worryingly, only 12 per cent of those who read using new technology said they really enjoyed reading, compared with 51 per cent of those who favoured books.