Is Internet surfing considered Reading

In the article "Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Ready" I agree with the opinions that students/ children don't need to be taught to use a computer or send text messages. I feel that traditional text book learning is very important to complex thinking, and that the internet is more "bare bones" reading, scanning for specific details without comprehension. In the article sited above, "Mary Crovo of the National Assessment Governing Board, which creates policies for the national tests, said several members of a committee that sets guidelines for the reading tests believed large numbers of low-income and rural students might not have regular Internet access, rendering measurements of their online skills unfair." I think the internet is a useful tool to be used in conjunction with traditional methods to excite and motivate those students who have access to a computer, and provide children who need exposure to technology a hand up.