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I still read from books to my grandchildren. just like I did with my children
You can not beat a good book.

Technology can enhance the reading experience and encourage children to access books from a different angle.

it hasn't. i still read from a book, just like always!

I love to read traditional books to my grandchildren and we like looking at the pictures together.

I don't feel it has changed the way I read to my grand daughter. Some of the books we read have an association with TV programmes or films.

It's not changed anything at all for me, I'm a big fan of real books and that's what we stick with. It's so much better for interaction.

Abolutely not! The interaction between tactile book and child is impossible with a mobile phone or tablet.

My grandchildren have always been read to, as were their parents and we have all inherited a love of readings and literature.

My youngest grandson is a real 'wham bamm' boy, charging around at 150 miles per hour however...... suggest my reading him a story and he curls up on my lap and snuggles in, ready for the adventure to begin...

Being an avid reader myself, this has been an inspiration to my two granddaughters and therefore they have learnt by example and quickly picked up a reading ability. When they come to stay their books come with them and they read themselves to sleep.

I still read to them, sharing books whether in print or on a kindle doesn't matter, its the sharing that counts

My 5yr old granddaughter likes me to read to her from my laptop or tablet during the day but at bedtime it is always a proper book as she calls them. I have introduced both her and her baby brother to the local library and they get books from there. She even got a medal and certificate for taking part in the summer reading scheme where they had to read a certain amount of books (6 I think) during the school summer holidays. I like to listen to her read now and she is getting very good. Precious moments spent with her.

We read 'proper ' books even though the eldest two have tablets. GD is balanced but GS is totally addicted to the tablet.

Not at all. They all love to have 'proper' books read to them especially at bed time, or in the case of one who has just started school, he likes to read to us. He has an amazing ability and probably reads better than I, which is a bit of a . They like to drift off to sleep to a story and hopefully sweet dreams. One of the SiL's is an editor and the house is full of books which is a lovely environment for their children to grow up in.

It's not changed reading fiction, but definitely non-fiction.
Anything factual will be looked up on the laptop, before looking at the books I have.
I still have all the David Attenborough Life on Earth and Web of Life books, but my grandson was not interested in them until he saw Attenborough discussing climate change with Barack Obama.
All four of my grandchildren enjoy reading fiction. Christmas and birthdays would not be the same without books. This year the 22 year old will be buying her own, because she is training to be an English teacher and has a book list so is getting book tokens.
Saturate them with books, and they will always enjoy reading. Even my grandson, who gets Lord of the Rings out every morning, and he's as interested as I am to find out what happens next.

Technology has definitely had a slight impact on the way bedtime stories are read. A traditional paper book is still the best, but a laptop / tablet / smartphone can be used as an equally effective substitute. Illustrations from ebooks can still be shown in the same way, but the great thing about technology is that we now can have sound effects - either as part of an audio book, or a separate program. You can even have animation - there are several professionally made animate book releases, but with programs like 'story maker' or 'powerpoint', you could even make your own. That is a great way to really bring a story alive.

To be honest, I don't think it has. My grandchildren do love their Ipad and their apps, but when it comes to me reading to them I still use the same books I read to their parents when they were little. Our favourites are A Year & a Day by Monica Furlong, and Matilda by Roald Dahl.
Reading to my grandchildren is one of my lifes greatest treasures, and nothing could ever change that. Ipads and kindles are great, but a plain and simple book is a pleasure and a treasure! x

Both my grandchildren aged 2 and 4 love to get a book out for me to read to them. They obviously like the illustrated books yet as they can visualise the story whilst I'm reading it to them. The 4 year old will not go to sleep until she's had a story read to her so NO I don't think that technology will take over.

Technology has not changed how I read with my grandchildren as all of the activities we share seem to remain paper-based and the reading gets integrated into them. Technology can not help us when we spend time cutting out and sticking words and pictures into a scrap book, it does not help us when we paint pictures and words onto paper, it does not help when we read the instructions to make masks and other cut outs and it does not help when we read a recipe together as we make cakes. Technology also does not help when my three year old granddaughter takes a book and copies sounds and words that she has heard me read to her over and over again, so all in all, technology has its place, but paper activities offer so many more opportunities to read for fun.

Many of the books now are much noisier!

I'm sure in the future we will embrace the technology, but for now its definitely colourful books with my 2yr 4 month old GS. we read all the time. In the summer in the garden under the cherry tree or on the garden swing. We have even been known to sit on the stair together reading a favorite book. He loves a bit of piece and quite away from his 10 month old brother. So started to 'read' his books sitting in the bottom of his wardrobe . So gran gets in too! our own little Narnia.
With the little one we point out animals shapes colours etc
As part of bath time we have 'bath books '. Don't think technology has got as far as that yet .

Looking forward to reading with GC using technology but think it might be GCs reading to us

I am so glad that my DS and DIL who both work in the computer/tech field have taken a more traditional approach with my Grandchildren. The house is full of their children's books of every type.
The joy for me is that I love reading myself, and every new book they receive is met with boundless enthusiasm, I needn't have worried that electronic toys or kiddie e-readers would have taken the place of books, and I could shout from the rooftops how pleased I am !!!

My autistic grandson has difficulty with speech and language. Thanks to apps on his iPad - he's able to use pictorial representation for words (PECS) which has made communication much easier.

I love reading to my grandchildren - nothing better than cuddling up with a book. We also enjoy visits to the library .. to choose books and story time for the two year old.

There's nothing better than cuddling up on the bed and reading a storybook at bedtime.
Although my grandchildren are much older now and read for themselves I still like to read to them especially when they are poorly and I have been called in to babysit!

I love technology but I love books more. Reading a book means the child is close, looking at pictures, turning pages, opening flaps joining in with familiar phrases - whatever - everything goes at their own pace including turning back the pages and repeating their favourite bits and then starting again!

Definitely not-I still read books to my grandson,cuddled up on the sofa.The experience cannot be beaten in my opinion!My older grandson (15) had a Kindle for Christmas 2 or 3 years ago but is still always seen with a book in his hand or by his side.
Books are special because they have a smell,texture,pictures to linger over and create a bond between child and adult.