I've been pondering the effect that learning to read primarily through books might have on the developing brain. If Nicholas Carr was right, in his Atlantic Monthly article published three years ago, Google may be making us stupid. It may be impeding our ability to think deeply, and to concentrate for long periods of time, and the act of reading from an electronic device that constantly tempts us to shift our attention from one subject to another may be decreasing brain activity that is responsible for helping us think deeply and for a sustained amount of time. If this is the case, then it would seem to follow that learning to read from an e-reader with interactive apps may increase distractibility in the developing brain. ADHD is already in full-on epidemic mode. What are we doing to our brains?
Here is an article that promotes the reading apps.
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