Children's socioeconomic status 'affects digital reading preference'

Print books are more popular with three to five-year-olds than reading on devices, but children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds spend more time reading on devices than their wealthier peers, according to a new report from the National Reading Trust (NLT) and Pearson. For the report “Children’s early literacy practices at home and in early years settings: Second annual survey of parents and practitioners”, Dr Susan Formby conducted a survey with 1,012 parents of children aged three to five and over 550 early years practitioners who work with this age group. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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