Spread the loveNicola Yuill, University of Sussex Most of us have an opinion about whether we prefer reading on screen or paper: but what difference does it make for children? The truth is that technology is now encountered from babyhood. Anecdotes abound of toddlers swiping their fingers across paper rather than turning the page, while parents and teachers express their fear of screen addiction as tablets introduce new distractions as well as new attractions for young readers. Ofcom figures tell us that children’s screen use rises sharply towards the end of primary school (from age seven to 11) and in … Continue reading Reading with your children: proper books vs tablets