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As our generations and technological world has vastly began to develop and expand rapidly, a repeated debate of whether technology use for young babies and children is beneficial or harmful to the physical and cognitive development of the child. As research has taken place to determine more answers around this topic, experts and parents from all different generations cast their opinion on the matter.

Looking to the past for help understanding the children of today is no longer a useful tool. As technology advances, it begins to play a bigger role in the lives and development of children. Technology’s impact on the families of today is breaking down the core values that held them together. These advances affect the attention span of children, their social skills, and their brain development. In the 21st century, technology has become the focal point of society. More advances have been made in this day and age than any other, and while some of them have changed the world for the better, not every effect has been a positive one.

More than most would imagine, illiteracy is a phenomenal crisis throughout the world. Today, there are approximately 800 million illiterates in the world. Ninety-three million of those are Americans who have basic or below basic literacy. Thirty million of the 93,000,000 are functionally illiterate. The other 63,000,000 read at a fifth to an eighth grade level and cannot understand a basic newspaper. According to Literacy Partners, a foundation which helps low-income parents with limited English proficiency transfer literacy

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Increasingly, there is a large dependence on technology today as opposed to ten or twenty years ago. Technology has changed a lot of how life is lived today. It affects shopping, job seeking employment opportunities, entertainment and academics. There is no doubt that technology has set its foundation and is here to stay. One area in which the effects of technology can be clearly noted is in the lifestyle of children. The addiction to technology by children today has increased over the years. This is clearly seen in the developmental progress of children today. This dependence has greatly influenced how children

Alvin Toffler, American futurist and writer, redefines illiteracy, while simultaneously redefining literacy. Toffler states that “The illiterate of the 21s century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who can learn, relearn and unlearn.” He redefines illiteracy because the context has changed. A couple centuries ago, only the upper class had the luxury of being educated, while the lower class didn’t have the free time or funds to go to school. Now, with the widespread of public education, reading and writing are one of the most basic skills. Due to the commonness of literacy, being illiterate is a disability and it cripples the ability to express. Since widespread illiteracy is a thing of the past and literacy is a bare minimum,

The lack of knowledge deprives many individuals, from the essence of a better quality of life. “The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society”, written by Jonathan Kozol, who is an American writer and educator; discusses the negative effects that society has brought upon illiterate people. Unfortunately, the majority of illiterate individuals suffer from poverty, and are raised in households where their parents could not read or write. In this case, they are subjected to grow in an environment that is deficient of educational skills. The terrible outcome of this, is that the cycle of illiteracy continues to pass on from generation to generation.

Over 14% of the United States population is classified as illiterate, ranging from total illiteracy to functional illiteracy (United States Department of Education, 2013). Total illiteracy refers to the inability to effectively function in society by failure to use reading, writing, and calculation (United Nations, 2012) whereas functional illiteracy is defined as the ability to read between a fourth-grade and sixth-grade level, to use printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s knowledge and potential (Ahmed, 2011; National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 2011). The annual economic cost of illiteracy in the United States is approximately 240 billion dollars (United States

Today everyone is using technology no matter how old they are. Ever since technology came out, it has been stapled to our lives forever. Today, a toddler of 12 months of age is spending hours using technology. There are lots of controversies whether technology is good or bad for our children. Many say technology can affect our children social skills, while others state that technology benefits our children because technology can be a resourceful way of helping children learn a variety of skills. It is hard to decide whether is good or bad to exposed our children to technology. What many people should realize, is that our children can use technology but to a certain extent.

Illiteracy can be easily defined as not having the skill or the ability to read this sentence. Every year, more children grow up without the ability to read. This results in students dropping out of high school. Literacy is vital element to education and illiteracy can greatly affect an individual. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy states that literacy is “using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s knowledge and potential” (“Literacy Surveys”). Without the ability to read, an individual cannot achieve any of their goals or rise to meet their potential. People are looking to the government for funding to resolve the literacy issue. Government funding and the development of new programs can substantially decrease the amount of illiterate American citizens. Yet, more needs to be done to improve literacy rates across the country.

The call for more literate people in this world is growing higher but the people in the twenty-first century are struggling with this because they’re meeting the standards. Illiteracy is a bigger problem than most people think it is. It affects how kids learn, people wanting a job or trying to get one, teens trying to go to college, it affects everyone even our economy.

The growth of a child is highly affected by their environment. Whenever their environment changes they also suffer a change in their development. During the last few decades, there has been a high peak in the technological industry. This revolution has been responsible for a change in almost every aspect of our lives. Production, workplace, education, entertainment and much more. Technology now shapes our society. Children that are growing up during this era seem more vulnerable to the outside world. Parents nowadays are facing a new challenge. They need to find the proper way to raise a child in the middle of this technological society.

In this passage we are discussing how technology influencing on children. How researchers or articles, journals concluded the effects of technology. According to Ching-Ting Hsin et.al (2014, pg.85) “eighty seven articles published between 2003 and 2013 were identified web of science database. The majority of the reviewed studies revealed that the technologies had positive effects on children performance across developmental domains”. In this rapid development of technology in children lives changing learning styles comparing with previous generations. Still some researchers are arguing technology effects on their physical and behavioral or social development. Purpose of this

Technology has transformed society and has become an important part in daily life in various forms, such as television, cell phones and computers. It has eased numerous tasks and issues in the educational, medical and engineering fields. It has also provided a means of communication to contact people around the world without difficulty. As society evolved and more technologies were developed to support the changes, parents depended more on these technologies as a learning tool for their young children and has become the norm in parenting for the twenty- first century. Over time, children have increased their time on their digital devices, spending less time with family and friends, “Children and youth get an average of 7 hours and 48 minutes of screen time per day.” (Active Healthy Kids Canada, n.d.) The amount of time spent on their electronic devices plays a critical role in their growth and development. The overuse of these devices can cause issues in the child’s cognition, health and social relationships. The excessive dependency on technology in society affects the development of children negatively, thus leading to a problematic lifestyle in adulthood.

This modern society has, without a doubt, adapted to technology; which makes it difficult to visualise life with anything technological. This significantly influences children in a negative impact, seeing as technology takes up of all