Adherents of traditional paper books may be horrified at the thought that children are being read using electronic devices. But why not? If the kid categorically refuses to read books, why not try to introduce him to the world of legendary literary heroes using modern technology? Woman`s Day examined the arguments of the proponents of the print and electronic versions.
Watching a child develop a love of books is a source of satisfaction and joy for any parent. Still: after all, the child discovers the opportunity to be transported to other worlds, to master in the company of literary heroes, is fascinated by them. The kid is just at the beginning of the journey: how many interesting things he has to read! If the desire to read is encouraged, the child will receive not only interesting leisure, but also a rich inner world, developed imagination, speech and horizons.
“I remember the pleasure I, seven years old, got from reading Enid Blyton’s Valley of Adventures,” says Sadie Lewis, 39-year-old mother of 5-year-old Sam. – Now Sam starts reading his first school books, and I can hardly contain my excitement, watching the expression on his face when he understands which words are made up of letters, and from words – stories. He does not yet know what joys and discoveries lie ahead, he is only at the beginning of the path. But the anticipation of his discoveries is a wonderful feeling!
– As a child, I really liked Chukovsky’s fairy tale “Confusion”. I was delighted with the fact that the kittens were tired of meowing and wanted to grunt, and the fact that all the animals were extinguishing the fire at sea with pancakes and mushrooms. It was incredible and a lot of fun! And of course, I was very pleased when my son liked this fairy tale so much that he learned it by heart, – says 30-year-old Anastasia Petrova.
Of course, when we talk about a small reader, we imagine a child bent over the pages of a paper book. But just as technology is affecting the reading of adults, so is the reading of children. Western researchers state: more and more often in schools you can see children not with paper books, but with electronic devices. And although many parents are worried that children spend a lot of time at the screens of gadgets, the majority still thinks pragmatically: everything that teaches children to read and gives them pleasure from communicating with literature is good. Regardless of the format in which the book falls into the hands of the child.
But what do children who do not know the world without a computer think about reading from a screen? Is it so harmful, and if so, how do they themselves want to read books? This question was asked by Ron Stainthorpe professor at the University of Reading… She interviewed 50 children between the ages of 9 and 11. And although the results of communication with children will be published in 2017, the professor has already shared some of her findings. It turned out that the majority of children (60%) prefer paper books.
Yes, kids love the advantages of e-books – for example, the dictionary function (you can quickly see the meaning of a word), the ability to store many novels and stories in the gadget, and it’s not at all as hard as if you had to carry a stack of your favorite books with you.
But it turned out that most of all children like the smell of paper books, the feeling when turning the pages, and just the very ability to physically hold a book in their hands. It turned out that children like to select books by cover and see how many pages they have already read. In a word, children, like adults, in some circumstances like to read e-books, in others – paper.
A recent study by The National Literacy Trust in the UK found that children accepted e-books more positively, and girls and boys who read were developing faster. Project Manager Irene Picton shared some other observations.
– The project lasted 4 months. We studied 468 students aged 8 to 16 from more than 40 schools, says Irene. – We paid attention not only to what and how much children read, we were also interested in the attitude to reading. It turned out that, for example, the number of boys who felt that reading was “cool” doubled during the study period: from 34% at the beginning of the project to 67% by the end. The percentage of boys who found it difficult to read dropped from 28% to 16%. And among boys, who at the beginning of the study enjoyed reading least of all, the share of those who liked to read using modern technologies increased from 49 to 64%, the share of those who liked to read on paper increased from 10 to 40%.
Like paper books, e-books are a much more effective tool when parents sit down to read with their child, says Professor Rona Steinthorpe. – The potential harm from reading e-books is only that we move a little, but this is a common problem. And children need active rest.
“After all, being able to read from the screen is a good practice for children with low reading enjoyment,” says Irene Picton. – In 2012, the majority of children, responding to the annual survey of the National Foundation, reported that for the first time they began to read from the screen, and not from the sheet. This confirms the leading role of technology in shaping the literacy of young people. But be that as it may, the main thing is that everyone has the option to start reading.
Interview
Are you for paper books or electronic ones?
It doesn’t matter, the main thing is that the child reads
For electronic – no need to carry weights, at any time you can get a book and read
Reading is both images, and tactile sensations, and smell, only a paper book can truly instill a love of reading
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