Children are seven times more likely to own a mobile device than a book, according to the study described in this Daily Mail article. Combine that finding with the recently discussed finding that academic success can be predicted by the number of books found in the home and mix it all together with the fact that the world has gotten more verbal, and ... you know where this headed, especially with boys.
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