Picture a World without Pens, Pencils, and Paper: The Unanticipated Future of Reading and Writing

The Use of the Audio Pen in Enhancing Reading Skills among Preschool Children

“…Some studies indicate that students still prefer or are used to paper-based reading and learning activities [22], [23]. These studies imply that screen technologies for English language learning may not be used effectively or accepted by all readers.…”

Using Online Media to Write Extended Persuasive Text

“…Sonn () stated that “people have spontaneously and accidentally created what amounts to a new printed medium… with no real usage rules… while there is a collapse occurring in grammar and language” (p. 343). This domination of fragmented text and “e‐shorthand” likely results in the skills associated with engaging in longer or more literary pieces of text decreasing unless they are explicitly and skillfully taught in schools (Abulafia, 2013; Bromely, ).…”

“… Handheld electronic devices are competing with newspapers in mass transit systems. Smartphones are competing with conversations at dinner tables. Video on demand is competing with traditional network and cable TV. Reading on‐screen devices such as eReaders, mobile phones, and tablets is competing with reading in traditional print form. (Bromley, ; Douglas, ; Ha & Fang, ; Mitchell, ) …”

The Big Willie: How Memories of My Papered Past Led to Questions About Our Digital Future

“…Karen Bromley (2010) has boldly predicted the end of pens, paper, and pencils in education as these new devices make traditional tools obsolete. She warns the shift from "traditional forms of literacy to digital reading and writing" poses challenges for teachers and students to address potential increases in diverted attention spans, plagiarism, and non-standard usage of language (103-4).…”