In a time and age where everything is going digital, researchers have decided to understand how reading affects children by looking at the results from reading on paper to the digital one.
The pioneering study on this issue was published by Columbia University neuroscientists concluding that: good reading is achieved only when reading on paper, unlike digital devices. According to the study, reading on paper forces the child between the ages of 10 and 12 to be more focused and follow other mechanisms, compared to those of learning from a device with a screen.
In the study, 59 children between the ages of 10-12 were observed who had to read a text in both formats, while the scientists had installed devices to see the activity in their brains. After reading, the children had to perform some short text judgment tasks. The reason these ages were chosen is precisely because they are considered critical for reading development.
According to the study, there is a critical difference between "reading to learn" and "learning to read". At the conclusion of the study, it is suggested that the book and the written letter be kept in circulation as long as possible, because it is an important and visible influence on the perception that the brain has to absorb information. Children who read on paper have better judgment of the information they receive.
