Dr. Robinson has recommended parents print out the materials of the Robinson Curriculum rather than use eReaders whenever possible. But the convenience and low cost of eReaders makes it a challenge to tow the line on his recommendation. Now more and more studies are coming out about the benefits of learning from the printed page.
A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens – Business Insider
…we found that students were able to better comprehend information in print for texts that were more than a page in length.
https://www.businessinsider.com/students-learning-education-print-textbooks-screens-study-2017-10
While it is tempting to take up Amazon’s offers of a cheap Kindle, the educational cost to the student may be much higher than you would knowingly want to pay.
Meanwhile the cost of printing on paper with a home printer is dropping dramatically. Black and white pages can printed for 1/5 of a cent per page while color is about a penny a page with Epson’s new inkjet printers. See: https://www.robinsoncurriculum.com/printer-recommendations/