Study Shows Digital Reading Devices Enjoy Surge in Popularity Among Young Readers
January 15, 2013
Scholastic, Inc. released a report announcing that digital reading devices are becoming increasingly popular among young readers (ages 6 to 17). However, this is not necessarily indicative that more children have been turned onto the act of reading itself. The survey was conducted from August 29 to September 10, 2012. The data came from a sample of 2,148 respondents which included 1,074 children.
"The change seems to have been brought on by a shift in the kind of digital devices that children, like adults, are using to read, said Francine Alexander, Scholastic’s chief academic officer. They are increasingly using tablets, like iPads, which allow for more activities than just reading. In fact, slightly more children reported having read a book on a tablet than on a plain e-reader device."