Digital Leisure Reading Does Less to Aid Comprehension Than Print Reading

An illustration of an ebook reader with the letters "A" and "a" on it against a blue backdrop.

Digital leisure reading on a phone, tablet, or computer, has many applications. Anyone with a phone or other device can get instant answers to questions and access to newspapers, magazines, research papers, and ebooks.

All that can be a great way to increase student access to various texts, but when it comes to aiding students’ reading comprehension, digital leisure reading appears to fall short of traditional print reading.