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What Communication Experts, Teachers, Parents, and Teens Have to Say About Technology’s Hold on Today’s Children
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Use of handheld devices is now common among toddlers, and near universal for teens. Here’s what professionals, parents, and teens think about technology’s hold on today’s kids.
What Communication Experts Say: According to a survey of ASHA members (speech-language pathologists and audiologists), 68% of professionals foresee a communication “time bomb” in the form of diminished speech and language skills and hearing loss if current tech habits do not change. The noteworthy exception is assistive devices that are used by people who require them to communicate. http://www.asha.org/uploadedImages/BHSM-Infographic.jpeg
What Teachers Say: Teachers in a national survey in the United Kingdom say close to one third of students are not ready for kindergarten, with issues ranging from speech problems to poor social skills. They are concerned that parent interaction has fallen by the wayside in favor of solitary tech use. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/05/09/parents-smartphones-harming-childrens-ability-to-hold-conversati/
What Teens Say: Half of teens report that they are addicted to technology, according to Common Sense Media. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/technology-addiction-concern-controversy-and-finding-balance-infographic
What Parents Say: In the same report by Common Sense Media, nearly 60% of parents say their kids are addicted to tech. In a separate survey by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, majorities of parents see technology as undermining basic communication skills/abilities in their children, making it harder for them to pay attention when someone is talking, engage in meaningful conversations, and focus on schoolwork. http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/BHSM-Public-Poll-Executive-Summary.pdf
According to a survey of ASHA members who are speech-language pathologists and audiologists, 68% of professionals foresee a communication time bomb in the form of diminished speech and language skills and hearing loss if current tech habits do not change. A noteworthy exception is assistive devices that are used by people who require them to communicate. Teachers in a national survey in the United Kingdom say close to one-third of students are not ready for kindergarten. With issues ranging from
speech problems to poor social skills, they are concerned that parent interaction has fallen by the wayside in favor of solitary tech use. Common Sense Media reports that half of teens they surveyed said they overuse technology. In the same report by Common Sense Media, nearly 60% of parents report that their kids overuse technology. In a separate survey by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, majorities of parents see technology as undermining basic communication skills and abilit
ies in their children, making it harder for them to pay attention when someone's talking, engage in meaningful conversations, and focus on schoolwork.
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