Nice write-up.

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I'm no addict to anything. Never lost any of those skills due to the use of smartphones.

rodeo0070:

5. Reading comprehension

The primary culprits are E-readers. They’re convenient and can store thousands of books. There’s also evidence that their format makes it more difficult for users to retain and recall information they just read. Don’t worry, there’s no need to give up your e-reader! What we should do is make an effort to read printed books. This will be especially helpful when perusing information we need for academic or career purposes.

This I completely disagree with. Reading an ebook is no different from reading a paper book; both require you read the words with your eyes and comprehend the text you are beholding. Reading an ebook doesn't make you skip the words.

Maybe when they can feed text directly to the brain would there be a noticeable difference. For now this is so called loss is false!

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Go thru' the post very well...

Lord_Reed:

This I completely disagree with. Reading an ebook is no different from reading a paper book; both require you read the words with your eyes and comprehend the text you are beholding. Reading an ebook doesn't make you skip the words.

Maybe when they can feed text directly to the brain would there be a noticeable difference. For now this is so called loss is false!

Lord Reed, I wish I could explain but don't know how. All I'm very sure about is that there's difference btw reading from a paper/printed book than its e-reader counterpart. This is not to say that the e-reading is bad...

rodeo0070:

Lord Reed, I wish I could explain but don't know how. All I'm very sure about is that there's difference btw reading from a paper/printed book than its e-reader counterpart. This is not to say that the e-reading is bad...

I read both a lot and can categorically tell you that there is absolutely no difference. What comprises a ebook/paper book is text and/or images which you view with your eyes and comprehend with your brain. Ebooks do not short-circuit the reading process in anyway, in fact the ease of access ebooks provide should be used to encourage our young ones to read. I will be starting a project aimed at doing just that.

DEVA1: I can see dat u don't use a smartphone. these babies are meant to make stuff like dat easier. y do u use cars wen u can just walk abt, y buy batteries wen u can just make 1? fact is, smartphone makes life easier

Thank you jare. Smartphones should do things smartly. And fyi, only SMART people can handle smart things! E.O.S

Lord_Reed:

I read both a lot and can categorically tell you that there is absolutely no difference. What comprises a ebook/paper book is text and/or images which you view with your eyes and comprehend with your brain. Ebooks do not short-circuit the reading process in anyway, in fact the ease of access ebooks provide should be used to encourage our young ones to read. I will be starting a project aimed at doing just that.

I understand you very well, sir. Maybe because I'm old school sha. Lol. I'm not comfortable with e-book reader. I've tried but still find myself reading my paper back novel or books. I guess its an individual thing. Most people expressed the same opinion. This is based on a questionarie prepared to ascertain this. I'll post this soon for everyone to participate...

DEVA1: I can see dat u don't use a smartphone. these babies are meant to make stuff like dat easier. y do u use cars wen u can just walk abt, y buy batteries wen u can just make 1? fact is, smartphone makes life easier

You are not getting the point of the write up Sir. No one is saying smart devices are not life-savers. As smart as these devices are, they have their drawbacks. Human communication is broadened but limited. Most people find it hard to spell or write comprehensively. This is very evident in most youths. The point is most of these skills replaced by smart devices are still vital and relevant in the present world one way or the other.
By the way, I'm a gadget freak!

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rodeo0070:
I understand you very well, sir. Maybe because I'm old school sha. Lol. I'm not comfortable with e-book reader. I've tried but still find myself reading my paper back novel or books. I guess its an individual thing. Most people expressed the same opinion. This is based on a questionarie prepared to ascertain this. I'll post this soon for everyone to participate...

The point raised was deterioration of reading and comprehension skill not whether you like ebook/paper book or not. If you read an ebook it is the same text in a paper book so if you'd understand a paper book you'd understand an ebook, simple. Any talk about what medium you prefer to read on/in is outside the scope of skill or comprehension.

I am pretty sure the argument raised here about ebooks is the same argument raised against printed books back in the day; people will forget oral tradition, people will forget how to write, people will forget how to remember things, etc. Change of technological level is bound to introduce new concepts and ways of doing things. Where we show intelligence is in harnessing the change and making it work for good.

Lord_Reed:

The point raised was deterioration of reading and comprehension skill not whether you like ebook/paper book or not. If you read an ebook it is the same text in a paper book so if you'd understand a paper book you'd understand an ebook, simple. Any talk about what medium you prefer to read on/in is outside the scope of skill or comprehension.

I am pretty sure the argument raised here about ebooks is the same argument raised against printed books back in the day; people will forget oral tradition, people will forget how to write, people will forget how to remember things, etc. Change of technological level is bound to introduce new concepts and ways of doing things. Where we show intelligence is in harnessing the change and making it work for good.

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rodeo0070:
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What we see in everyday life is not lost skill due to ebooks but lost skill due to a refocus on the ephemerals e.g. latest celebrity gossip, social media, mindless entertainment of all sort, etc. I will challenge you to get me anyone who reads ebooks voluminously and match him/her up with some equally engrossed in paper books and show me the loss. Youths of today who are losing out of this reading skill didn't start losing out because of ebooks they did so even before they were old enough to appreciate the power of the technology in their hands.