Parents told: use iPads to get reluctant boys to read

KEY

Question 1

            a) TRUE. The study found that tablet computers had a particular impact on groups that             are traditionally most resistant to reading, particularly boys and infants from poor      families.  

            b) FALSE. The number of nurseries and childminders using the devices had almost      doubled in the last 12 months from 22 to 41 per cent.

            c)  TRUE: Traditional books were still the favoured reading method for all children to     read

            d)   FALSE: 29.5 per cent of children from the poorest families admitted to reading      stories using touchscreen technology more than books, compared with only 17.4 per cent of those from wealthy households.

Question 2

            a) Playing video games for too much time had similar consequences to cocaine and alcohol dependence and that people who were especially dependent had problems were unhappy, worried and afraid of being out in public.

            b)  Boys use tablets more than girls to read and children spend more time reading when they do this using technology.  This is especially true for boys from families with little money.  But reading books is still the most popular form of reading.  Children who read in whatever way have a wider knowledge of words.

Question 3

a)     shunning/(to) shun

b)    prolonged

c)     concerns

d)   engaging

e)   awareness

Question 4

a)     If parents want to get boys interested in reading, they should turn to Ipads and Kindles.

b)    Aric Sigman said:  “Over-exposure to video games has a similar effect on the brain to cocaine and alcohol addiction and extreme users show signs of depression “.

c)     Although traditional books were still the favoured reading method for all children to read, boys and infants from poor homes were increasingly shifting to technology.