Do students learn as much when they read digitally as they do in print? For both parents and teachers, knowing whether computer-based media are improving or compromising education is a question of ...

As the pandemic drove a sudden, massive and necessary shift to online education last year, students were forced to access much of their school reading assignments digitally. Turning so heavily to ...

“Pat the Bunny,” the 1940 classic touch-and-feel book, is still in print—a testament to the value of touch in introducing infants and toddlers to the world of reading. Later, when children reach ...

Most U.S. adults read books, with print still favored over digital formats, though e-book and audiobook use has grown. Habits ...

One of my favorite parts of being an English professor has always been the sight of students poring over great works of literature and marking up the pages. Until recently, whether we were dissecting ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. During the pandemic, many college professors abandoned assignments from printed textbooks and turned instead to digital texts or ...

Study after study has shown that reading on screens just doesn’t have the same benefit as reading print books. But where does that leave teachers, who often are required to use both formats in their ...

You’ve probably noticed the headlines in recent weeks: “No, the Internet Has Not Killed the Printed Book. Most People Still Prefer Them,” declared the New York Times. “Nope, Printed Books Aren’t Going ...

With the many enhancements to mobile devices, multimedia websites, e-books, interactive graphics, and social media, there’s no question that the nature of reading has changed during the past decade.

We are all faced with choices when it comes to how we read. Some of us prefer the tactile experience of turning pages in a printed book, while others would rather have the compact, mobile convenience ...