Literacy (‘readability’) is the foundation of successful education and an important component of human capital production, which is critical to long-term economic growth.
While technology has been widely adopted with the hope that access to digital content through electronic handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets would revolutionize information consumption and knowledge building, the diversity of entertainment content such as video games, music, and videos, particularly among students, has been found to be disproportionate to all other useful information consumed. According to a Norwegian report, students reading on paper outperform students reading electronically in reading exams.
As a result, we believe that books will continue to play an important role in education, especially reading, which is the foundation of all subjects and a valuable asset in knowledge absorption. Furthermore, a science research study discovered that taking notes from actual books rather than reading from a multimedia format helps students learn more.
Mekong Homes has assisted in the construction of schools and libraries in remote districts of provinces throughout the Kingdom in order to foster a culture of reading and education, especially among young students, for the benefit of their future.
