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    machinemachine
    Daniel Rourke

    What does it mean to read in a digital age? Researchers are just beginning to explore the question, and educators are engaged in passionate debate about how reading may be changing on the Internet. It is impossible to write about any one piece of research

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    Angela Stockman

    "What does it mean to read in a digital age? Researchers are just beginning to explore the question, and educators are engaged in passionate debate about how reading may be changing on the Internet. It is impossible to write about any one piece of research at great length, so for those interested in more in-depth information, here are links to some studies, speeches, reading tests — old and new — and other resources."

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    Joan Vinall-Cox

    "What does it mean to read in a digital age? Researchers are just beginning to explore the question, and educators are engaged in passionate debate about how reading may be changing on the Internet. It is impossible to write about any one piece of research at great length, so for those interested in more in-depth information, here are links to some studies, speeches, reading tests — old and new — and other resources."

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    Matt Kramer

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    Published: July 17, 2008

    What does it mean to read in a digital age? Researchers are just beginning to explore the question, and educators are engaged in passionate debate about how reading may be changing on the Internet. It is impossible to write about any one piece of research at great length, so for those interested in more in-depth information, here are links to some studies, speeches, reading tests — old and new — and other resources.
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    Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading? (July 27, 2008)

    THE STATUS OF READING:

    Adolescents say they read less and less for fun, while average test scores are stagnating or falling among teenagers. (pdf)

    In 2007, ACT found that only 53% of college-bound seniors demonstrated reading readiness. (Table with the reading data. (pdf))

    On international reading tests, the U.S. underperforms all other English-speaking countries, along with several others. (pdf, Page 92, table B-16)

    “Learning is acquired mainly from books,” said David McCullough in his commencement address at Boston College. (pdf)


    WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE WEB:

    Children and teenagers are spending an increasing amount of time using “new media” like computers, the internet and video games. (Kaiser Family Foundation)

    Time spent on the Internet is rising. (pdf, table 4.10, Page 128)

    Kids read news and online diaries (.doc file), and they also create their own content. (Pew Internet and American Life Project)


    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE READ:

    Print reading is generally better than television or video games, says Keith Stanovich.

    Reading changes the brain, says Guinevere Eden. (pdf)


    HOW WE TEST NOW:

    Typical standardized reading test by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, administered by the Department of Educatio

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