The largest meta analysis that's ever been done has been a compilation of over 50 studies in which from the year 2000 to the year 2017. The results showed incredibly that print was truly superior for that kind of comprehension. But Akerman in Israel then looked at what these young adults thought themselves about what was better for them. And they would say, Oh, we know we did better on the screen, because we can read faster.
Maryanne Wolf is a professor at UCLA and the renowned author of "Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain" and "Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World." She says deep reading makes you a better thinker, communicator, and citizen. But what happens if you lose the ability to read slowly, patiently, and critically? Is there anything you can do to get it back?
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