If children can learn to read, they can read to learn. That’s the philosophy behind an experiment to find out if illiterate children can learn to read on their own with the help of a tablet. Please have a look at how tablets may replace teachers (in some instances).
Thank you to BachelorsDegreeOnline for providing this infographic.
What are your thoughts?
I’d be interested to see how the eyesight of all these people who are reading on tablets is being affected. Tablets should not be used as a primary reading device IMO. E-readers that aren’t backlit yes, tablets no.
“After five months the kids had hacked Android” Really?
The results certainly look like they work. Love these programs giving kids the opportunity to learn.
How cool that they are solar charging?
Text messaging has ruined kids for actual reading . They can’t read anything over three letters and forget syllables .
Kids may learn from quickly on tablets but nothing can take the place of the relationships kids develope with teachers
What the heck? After 5 Months they “Hacked Android”? The tablet turned them into hackers/criminals? Lols.
On a more serious note, if this yields a good success rate then maybe it could be a cheaper alternative to paying educators to go there and teach. And for now there’s definitely a shortage of volunteer tutors who are willing to go live in third world countries like Ethiopia.