http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3221/maria-e-yienger Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:43:34 -0400 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:43:34 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1374/too-much-tech-harms-reading-retention-in-young-children By Maria E. Yienger - For today's children, technological devices such as iPads, smartphones, and e-readers are quickly replacing more traditional "toys" as sources of learning and entertainment. With their capacity to contain a multitude of activities within a single device, tech devices are the new norm and are being utilized from a young age. Many critics have explored the negative implications that technology has on reading and learning, and while it may seem like iPads and other technological devices are a convenient way to keep young children entertained and distracted, it has also been shown that reading habits... Sun, 06 Mar 2016 06:39 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1374/too-much-tech-harms-reading-retention-in-young-children