The proportion of children reading for pleasure has declined as their time is crowded with other activities, and more than a fifth never read in their own time, according to research published on Friday.
The study, which finds a clear link between reading outside class and high achievement in school, reveals that fewer children are reading comics and magazines.
It finds that text messages are the most commonly read material outside of class.
- Number of children reading for fun has fallen, The Guardian, 9/6/2012
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by Jim Davis
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September 10, 2012 at 10:12 pm
David Kanigan
And I’m afraid the trend is accelerating as opposed to turning…
September 11, 2012 at 6:17 am
lazarusdodge
I have two college graduates in their twenties…I very rarely see them reading books. Magazines? If I buy one for them.
Comic books? Don’t even know if they exist anymore…graphic novels, yes…but the dime comics we used to buy at the corner luncheonette are gone…
- J.
September 11, 2012 at 6:19 am
David Kanigan
Yes, I have 2 in college about the same age. Freshman and Junior. I worry…