In a very interesting NPR segment this morning, a Tufts professor spoke about how we read and process information based on what we are reading on. Kids: do you read differently if you are reading off a phone/iPad or from a paper book? How? Which do you prefer? According to many studies, when we read electronically, our brain processes it as skimming and as if we are multitasking. When we read from paper, our brain analyzes and absorbs it more deeply. Kids: what other differences do you notice when you read on one format v. the other? The professor said she would love to do a study comparing Orthodox Jews or Amish children who rarely or never read off of electronic devices v. children who only read off of electronic devices and study how their brains process the material differently or similarly. Kids: what do you think the study would find?
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