Concerns Concerns With ICT becoming more and more

Concerns: Concerns With ICT becoming more and more popular there are concerns that it will begin to affect children and the amount they read at home (Welch, 2008). Why read a book when there are computer games? Has the joy of reading been replaced with these pieces of software? Robertson and Good (2005) argue that gaming can help stimulate creative mediums such as writing stories. They go on to argue that this encourages children to read stories concerning the same genre. It could also be argued that technology has had a positive impact on children's literacy in relation to reading due to the accessibility (Voogt and Mc. Kenney, 2007; Clarke and Image from: http: //techleash. com/wp. Treagust, 2010). So has it hindered or helped? content/uploads/2011/10/American-Kids- SEN: SEN The use of ICT has allowed children with Special Educational Needs to develop their skills in reading with the use of interactive games. But some argue reading on a computer can cause more issues, than with a physical book (Issacs, 1987). However, e-books give the opportunity for the children to change the font type and also edit the colour of the background. Some e-books allow children to zoom in and make notes, which can make reading more interactive and personalised. ICT has also bought with it audio books, for those children who struggle with the reading aspect, and also software that reads to the user. addicted-gaming. jpg The Use of ICT for Reading Ipads / IPHONES: IPHONES Apple has developed a high popularity in recent years. In 2011 alone Apple sold over 72 MILLION i. Phones and 40 MILLION ipads (Statistica, 2012). These smartphones and tablets have allowed e-books and reading to take on a life of their own with the introduction of the app – i. Books. It has a catalogue of over 700, 000 books available to download. Apple (2012) argues that the system is just like reading regular books and from ‘the moment you pull one [ebook] out … you’ll be pulled in’ (l. 6 -9). Electronic texts have become more popular and Jones (2011) argues that this is due to accessibility and offers, like on the i. Book, that have many free Image from: texts available to all. http: //www. changeiponli Image from: http: //rdecs. com/images/Book. jpg Kindle: Image from: http: //allaboutki ds 07. pbworks. com/f/Reading Maniacs. gif Kindles, created by Amazon, is an e-book reader that has grown in popularity since its realise. Certain research centres, like the National Captial Centre for Literacy Research (NCCLR) uses technology to re-engage students in reading. Bormann and Lowe (2010) states that the Kindle has ‘opens up the world of books and other reading materials’ (pgii). The Kindle and the i. Pad have similar positives for reading, however the Kindle is significantly cheaper. It also has a good set-up design that educators have positively responded too (Simba Information, 2011). The Kindle also provides opportunities to edit and make notes through the text on separate, but connected, sections. It provides highlighting facilities and bookmarks, allowing the user to be interactively immersed with the text. Image from: http: //mediamemo. allthingsd. com/files/2010/07/ Kindle-DX. jpg ne. com/wpcontent/uploads/iphone %20 and%20 ipad. jpg Sarah Durbin : Group 4