Study: The Number of Teens Reading for Fun Keeps Declining

According to a new study, as children 's age goes up, children will less read and 45% of 17 years old will say they read only once or twice a year.

According to a survey released today by Common Sense Media, not only is the reading rate lowered according to the age of the child, its reading rate has also declined significantly in the past 30 years. In 1984, 8% of 13 years and 9% of 17 years said they never read these pleasures "never" or "almost". In 2014, this figure almost tripled to 22% and 27%. Because girls tend to read more than boys, 18% of boys answer that they read everyday and 30% say

Parents are also reading their children more than ever. In 1999, children aged 2 to 7 read on average 45 minutes a day. In 2013, this figure decreased by more than 30 minutes on average per day. Researchers also discovered racial differences. While 75% of white children read everyday, only 66% of black children read while only 50% of Hispanic children read. This difference may lead to educational differences. In 2013, 46% of 4th grade white students are reading proficiency levels, but only 18% of black students and only 20% of Hispanic students are reading grades. These tendencies are almost unchanged even in the 8th graders.

Fun reading reduction is most easily explained by technical progress (ie, children like text rather than reading), but education may also be relevant to it. There is no doubt that 53% of 9 - year - old children are reading everyday, but only 19% of 17 - year - old children are reading. Yes, teenagers have more instagrams to post, but I also have homework.

However, it is impossible to ignore the popularity of technology. 45% of 17 years old said that they read only once or twice a year, but in 1984 64% have read at least once a week. Researchers also investigated the impact of e-books. E-books seem to attract attention as a substitute for paper books even among children. In 2010, 66% of people aged 9-17 said they faithful to paper books, not e-books. This figure fell to 58% in 2012

Interest in reading for young people aged 15 to 17 is decreasing. Teenagers presented various reasons to stop reading for fun, but educational experts to actually become a student's academic record I agree that I can improve and actually improve. Declining pubertal comprehension ability can lead, at least in part, to low-level vocabulary development, low-level writing skills, and inadequate scientific, mathematical and historical grades.

Today's youth reading may be about the same as the number of young people in the past, but their reading method and format are very different from those of the elderly who are currently creating polls and surveys It is. One way to solve these problems and to better understand the new reading is to learn the reading that the reader likes. Do they prefer to print books, e-books, or do they prefer to listen to audiobooks? Can they understand the same level in all formats? Do they understand best when they read the format they prefer or do they have the most understandable format for most teenagers? Are you more interested in teenagers or are you interested in casual reading forms? By learning more about selection and understanding of reading formats, self-reporting of reading habits increases effectiveness and can be customized to reflect new developments in the reading generation.

"Young people are not reading today": A study on differences in interests and understandings based on reading: Part I, introduction and methodology