UPI covered the research of Dara Williams-Rossi, clinical assistant professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development.
The article, Study: E-readers improve boys’ reading, published March 27.
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The students in the study were part of a reading improvement class in their school that included Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. After use of the e-readers, boys’ attitudes about the value of reading improved, while girls’ attitudes declined, said Williams-Rossi.
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DALLAS, March 27 (UPI) — Boys who are reluctant readers find reading a more valuable activity after two months of using an e-reader, researchers in Texas say.Scientists at Southern Methodist University reported the findings based on a study of 199 middle school students who struggled with reading and participated in a reading improvement class that employed Amazon’s Kindle e-reader.
Boys consistently had a higher self-concept of their reading skill than girls both before and after using e-readers, researcher Dara Williams-Rossi said.
After use of the e-readers, boys’ attitudes about the value of reading improved, while girls’ attitudes declined, she said.
“The technology appeared to motivate the boys to read while many girls preferred the actual books,” Williams-Rossi said.
“It may be that they prefer curling up with actual books and that they enjoy sharing their reading with their friends.”
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