Like the previous editor noted, there are pros indeed but
there are also cons.
The pros that I have encountered as a
teacher of languages are
a) The students in the 21st
century are so used to multimedia alternatives that they may create more connections
through the screen than through the book, after all, chances are that the screen will
provide more visuals than the book and will engage them
more.
b) The students will have a chance to have big, bold,
and bright words in front of them rather than small print words in a page. I insist on
the fact that kids hate squinting.
c) Students might be
able to read at a faster speed and actually train the eye to go faster as the words
change. Kind of the karaoke machines that makes us better and faster singers
(...)
The cons are that
a)
Students who are ADHD may or may not benefit from a shiny, visual, bright program that
will absorb their attention completely from the reading.
b) Like the previous
poster said, some kids with learning disabilities may not keep up to
speed.
c) THE MOST IMPORTANT: Never replace a TV with a
book. Use the TV as enrichment or remediation, but the feel and touch and need for focus
that comes as a result of concentrating on printed information is invaluable to teach
students at this age group to sit and focus, rather than shift from task to task
achieving less.
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