Educators everywhere are asking the critical question: "How can we assist students with reading comprehension when their texts are displayed on screens?" Research has shown comprehension is generally lower when reading digitally – but in today's digital age, everything from research to standardized testing to everyday communication is increasingly screen-based. As teachers, how can we harness the advantages of digital literacy without succumbing to its pitfalls?
Below you'll find research, articles, and texts that help answer the all-important topic of digital reading comprehension.
Articles About The Challenges Digital Reading Can Pose - and Ways to Help:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-students-read-digital-devices/
https://kappanonline.org/reading-digital-age/
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/maryanne-wolf-cultivating-deep-reading-in-a-digital-age/102001224
https://sparkandstitchinstitute.com/reading-comprehension-digital-age/
Great Books to Check Out:
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World - Maryanne Wolf
Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again - Johann Hari
How We Read Now: Strategic Choices for Print, Screen, and Audio - Naomi S. Baron