This post was updated April 12 at 8:11 p.m. I arrived at UCLA to embrace my future. But my professor sent me into the past. My fall quarter English professor required we source physical copies of the ...

If reading is a recent innovation, then reading on screens is brand new, and it has brought further challenges for our brains. A number of research studies strongly suggest that when we read text on a ...

A recent study has found that children understand more when reading on paper rather than on a digital screen. Researchers in Norway had over 1,100 children take two comprehension tests, one on paper ...

Screens are replacing paper when it comes to nearly every aspect of communication, but is it good for our mental health? Research proves the countless mental health benefits of reading, but still most ...

Australian students are increasingly taking tests on computers. This includes major tests used to check national progress on literacy and numeracy. The idea is this prepares students “for the future”, ...

Does reading on a screen interfere with in-depth learning? Yes. Let’s examine four reasons: Screens lack tactile experience. Hypertexts are distracting and are hard to navigate. Shallow reading ...