Comments on: Do you believe that kids (in general) are reading enough books?

By: tamiko_hime

tamiko_hime — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:48:49 +0000

i don’t reckon kids are reading enough books, and anyone can help this situation. i have been motivated to read by a lot of people in my life, my parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, and kids (i used to be a leaders aide, they introduced me to harry potter when it first started)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:32:06 +0000

A books and authors Q&A is a terrible place to question that question, everyone is going to be biased. Look up an actual study.

By: Mikki

Mikki — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:50:18 +0000

No. I don’t reckon the average kid reads enough books.
I mean, I heard so many people say they’ve read like 18 or 20 books over the summer. And I’m like, that’s it?! I mean, summer is 2 and half months.

By: COMFORTER

COMFORTER — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:00:03 +0000

Kids need help in this because of all the other stuff .This might help you .–www.kidsread.com Hope this helps.

By: Mishal

Mishal — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:12:47 +0000

No. Schools seem to require the minimum. Books seem to be no match for all of the video games. Parents seem worried to take control and turn tvs, phones and computers OFF! And, for some reason, once students hit junior high (6th grade) their interest in reading drastically dips. My daughter used to keep a flashlight in her room (to sneak & read books after bedtime). Once she hit 6th grade, it was a struggle to get her to read ONE required book on her reading list. I’ve talked to many parents who say the same. My 3rd and 5th graders still like to read. Holding on to these days! P.S. I do reckon that quality is as vital as quantity though. P.S.S. I also agree that parents set a excellent example by reading and expressing an interest in what their kids are reading.

By: Hannah<3

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:23:16 +0000

Usually students with higher grade point averages read more often and ones with lower grade point averages don`t. Though that is not always right.
I myself keep my GPA at 4.0. Always have.
I read like crazy.
My friend also stays at a very sharp and fine 4.0 and also reads very much.
Then in turn my other friend keeps her around 4.0 to 3.75 and she hardly ever reads unless she has too.

It really differs upon their interest.
There are also people who aren`t very intelligent but delight in reading.
It all depends.

But in general. No I do not. If I was to take a poll I would assume about 3/4 of my school could care less about reading.

By: HuhWasntMe

HuhWasntMe — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:19:28 +0000

I say less kids are reading **** for the same reason there are alot of educational video games and tv shows. I read myself being 18 and have on a pretty excellent lvl. But most of the larger words i learned was from the games i used to play which had dialog. Which made me want to learn the words even more. Now adays i reckon it’s more of an evolution or at least an adaption to a new generation.

By: Trip333ie

Trip333ie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:53:35 +0000

Personally i reckon it’s like parental influence, if your parents read plenty of books and they don’t force you to read (because then it just ruins ever wanting to read a book) then the kid might read. Otherwise most kids do not read enough because of television and internet.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:10:50 +0000

Overall, they certainly are not. The growing number of hispanic population, many who have limited english language skills is certainly affecting student education. Teachers do as much as they can, but they only have so much exposure.

Do Your Kids Read Enough?
R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
Baptist Press
Every generation worries about the next — and usually with excellent reason. Here is another reason for worry about today’s adolescents and young adults: They don’t read. That is a generalization, of course. But the generalization seems to be holding right.

Thomas Washington, librarian at a Washington, D.C, area private school, recently contributed a “lament” to The Washington Post. The kids are privileged and have no problem of access to books, but they do not read. As he reports:

“I’m a librarian in an independent Washington area school. We’re doing all the right things. Our class sizes are small. Most graduating seniors gain admission to their college of choice. The facilities are first-rate.

“Yet from my vantage point at the reference desk, something is amiss. The books in the library stacks are gathering dust.”

In the minds of the students (and of many librarians) the library is now not about books, but about “information literacy,” the Internet and database searches.

As Mr. Washington clarifies, many librarians are no longer called librarians, but “media and information specialists.” Further:

“The buzzword in the trade is ‘information literacy,’ a misnomer, because what it is really about is mastering computer skills, not promoting a like of reading and books. These days, librarians measure the quality of returns in data-mining stints. We teach students how to maximize a database search, about successful retrieval rates. What usually gets lost in the scramble is a careful reading of the material.”

Do these students eventually settle down to a like for books? Washington does not reckon s

“Conventional wisdom has it that teenagers don’t read because they’re too busy. Only after high school, sometime midway through college, do young adults reconnect with their childhood like of reading and make books their partners for life. I don’t reckon so anymore. The 2004 Reading at Risk report by the National Endowment for the Arts concluded that literary reading was in serious decline on all fronts, especially among the youngest adults, ages 18 to 24, whose rate of decrease was 55 percent greater than that of the total adult population.”

By: dram209

dram209 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:43:23 +0000

I agree i reckon tv and video games are a huge reason why kids don’t read these days, they don’t even go outside and play like they used to