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研究人员发现，与阅读电子书的家长和孩子相比，阅读纸质书的父母和孩子在一起交流和互动更多。
Parents and kids who read paper books together speak and interact more when compared with those who read e？books， researchers found.
Reading with a child is a hugely important developmental activity as it helps kids learn new words， broadens their knowledge and provides time to bond with loved ones. So scientists wanted to see if parents and children acted differently when they read books together using traditional media versus electronic devices like tablets（平板电脑）.
To investigate， the researchers studied how 37 pairs of parents and kids interacted with e？books and paper books. Researchers found parents and kids spoke more when interacting with a paper book rather than a story on an electronic tablet. What’s more， parents used richer language when using paper books compared with tablets.
But parents were less responsive and children were less engaged with their parents when reading e？books. When they did speak， they were far likelier to talk about the device and the technology rather than about the story. Children were likelier to say things like， “don’t push that button” or “don’t change the volume” than ask questions or make observations about the story.
Dr. Tiffany Munzer， the author of the study from the University of Michigan， pointed out that the study was limited in several ways， including that the team did not test the kid’s reading comprehension. “It may not be clear how reading comprehension on a tablet might compare with reading comprehension on a paper book，” she said.
The study was also limited by the small sample size， and the fact that the team used only one commercially？available app for the e？books. “Future studies should use different types of apps，” Munzer said. “We can’t say there is no benefit of
Parents and kids who read paper books together speak and interact more when compared with those who read e？books， researchers found.
Reading with a child is a hugely important developmental activity as it helps kids learn new words， broadens their knowledge and provides time to bond with loved ones. So scientists wanted to see if parents and children acted differently when they read books together using traditional media versus electronic devices like tablets（平板电脑）.
To investigate， the researchers studied how 37 pairs of parents and kids interacted with e？books and paper books. Researchers found parents and kids spoke more when interacting with a paper book rather than a story on an electronic tablet. What’s more， parents used richer language when using paper books compared with tablets.
But parents were less responsive and children were less engaged with their parents when reading e？books. When they did speak， they were far likelier to talk about the device and the technology rather than about the story. Children were likelier to say things like， “don’t push that button” or “don’t change the volume” than ask questions or make observations about the story.
Dr. Tiffany Munzer， the author of the study from the University of Michigan， pointed out that the study was limited in several ways， including that the team did not test the kid’s reading comprehension. “It may not be clear how reading comprehension on a tablet might compare with reading comprehension on a paper book，” she said.
The study was also limited by the small sample size， and the fact that the team used only one commercially？available app for the e？books. “Future studies should use different types of apps，” Munzer said. “We can’t say there is no benefit of