Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIn this photo illustration, a teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on January 31, 2024 in New York City. (Getty)A new UCLA study indicates that elementary school students who own cellphones exhibit lower reading comprehension scores than their peers without phones. The research, involving third- and sixth-grade students in California, found a statistically significant correlation between cellphone ownership and reduced reading comprehension. Lead author Patricia Greenfield stated that simply possessing a phone, regardless of the child's age, is linked to lower reading comprehension scores. The study suggests that school cellphone bans alone may not significantly improve reading performance, as the negative impact was observed even when phones were not brought to school. An exception was identified for children from non-English-speaking homes; those who started texting earlier showed reading comprehension scores by sixth grade comparable to students who did not own phones. In fullCould your child’s cellphone be hurting their reading? UCLA study raises new concernsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Parents warned as UCLA study links kids’ cellphones to lower reading scores
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIn this photo illustration, a teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on January 31, 2024 in New York City. (Getty)A new UCLA study indicates that elementary school students who own cellphones exhibit lower reading comprehension scores than their peers without phones. The research, involving third- and sixth-grade students in California, found a statistically significant correlation between cellphone ownership and reduced reading comprehension. Lead author Patricia Greenfield stated that simply possessing a phone, regardless of the child's age, is linked to lower reading comprehension scores. The study suggests that school cellphone bans alone may not significantly improve reading performance, as the negative impact was observed even when phones were not brought to school. An exception was identified for children from non-English-speaking homes; those who started texting earlier showed reading comprehension scores by sixth grade comparable to students who did not own phones. In fullCould your child’s cellphone be hurting their reading? UCLA study raises new concernsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
