[Edling] A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now what?

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

The Guardian

A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now
what?

What if the principal culprit behind the fall of middle-school literacy is
neither a virus, nor a union leader, nor “remote learning”?

[...]

Until recently there has been no scientific answer to this urgent question,
but a soon-to-be published, groundbreaking study from neuroscientists at
Columbia University’s Teachers College has come down decisively on the
matter: for “deeper reading” there is a clear advantage to reading a text
on paper, rather than on a screen, where “shallow reading was observed”.

Full story:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/kids-reading-better-paper-vs-screen
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