Sunday, January 21, 2024
In an op-ed piece on reading in a digital era, the author discusses the benefits of “deep reading,” the process of reading attentively and carefully as opposed to skimming or scrolling a screen. He references several researchers who study how children learn, including Professor Patricia Alexander.
Alexander’s research found that students learn more when they read print materials than digital text, especially when reading longer pieces, 500 words or more.
