Research also found that the more devices a child had access to, the less they read in general.
It suggests that providing children with eReading devices can actually inhibit their reading, and that paper books are often still preferred by young people.
These findings match previous research which looked at how teenagers prefer to read.
Importantly, the most avid book readers did not frequently read books on screens.
Why do we think children prefer to read on screens?.
There is a popular assumption that young people prefer to read on screens.
In order to use a device to read books, children need to know how to use their devices for the purpose of reading books. »