Topic > Effects of SMS on Adolescent Literacy - 2114

SMS is a primary gateway and source that allows a young child to communicate with friends and people two to three times older than the child's age. A child between the ages of 7 and 10, preteens and teenagers, use texting in everyday life because it is an easier way to communicate. The child does not understand that texting can cause social division with others, allowing older people to take advantage of the situation because the child cannot distinguish between right and wrong. Most parents don't know what their child is doing or who they are texting after age 11. Most minors lose track of time due to texting, most minors text friends or on social media and when the minor is ready to go to sleep, it's time for the child to get up for school. In some schools teachers have the student's cell phone number to send messages to the student asking for photos for a