tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post7750682307512171459..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Do Teens Read? Savita KalhanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-7453149529324671952013-12-07T07:36:56.023+00:002013-12-07T07:36:56.023+00:00I think this is about 'reading books for pleas...I think this is about 'reading books for pleasure' rather than reading. They read a lot. Reading blogs, film reviews on rottentomatoes, facebook updates, cheats and tips for X-box games is all reading. And one of the things that has gone is watching TV. Live TV is not something they bother with much - anything can be found on catch-up. Small bint's bint boy told me he doesn't read. Then yesterday he sent me a link to quite an academic article about gender representation in movies. So is the worry about literacy, about how they are spending their time, about whether they are not reading fiction, or whether they are not reading the books we are writing? Is it about them or about us?Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-58539398654293624922013-12-05T17:01:15.404+00:002013-12-05T17:01:15.404+00:00Mary, my 15 year old quotes lack of reading for pl...Mary, my 15 year old quotes lack of reading for pleasure time in this his GCSE year too. I know he reads a lot during the holidays - more than making up for not reading during term time, bt he says most of his year don't read at all...Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-50529123688224583282013-12-05T15:47:37.305+00:002013-12-05T15:47:37.305+00:00I always thought that a reason for some decline in...I always thought that a reason for some decline in teen reading is that a new interest is discovered. The opposite sex. And that as reading during congress is something more associated with the more care-worn..... then presumably something has to give. Andrew Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063661979113168003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-5067042446104173622013-12-05T12:37:15.739+00:002013-12-05T12:37:15.739+00:00My 16 yr old used to read quite a lot - mainly adu...My 16 yr old used to read quite a lot - mainly adult romcoms - till this Autumn. Now she's at college studying for 3 A levels and a BTEC, and can't find the time for reading for fun. Social networking fits in round essay writing - it's bit like talking to someone in the next room and doesn't interfere with work - but reading demands focussed free time which she doesn't have :(maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-41375965373968637632013-12-05T12:32:37.330+00:002013-12-05T12:32:37.330+00:00Here's a link to a site which clarifys all the...Here's a link to a site which clarifys all the different studies that came out this year, and incorporates the links to the Bowker Report and the Neilsen report - http://www.teleread.com/uk/the-real-figures-behind-alarmist-uk-childrens-reading-reports/<br />Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51828368692747156142013-12-05T12:22:27.816+00:002013-12-05T12:22:27.816+00:00It would be interesting to know more, Sue. I reall...It would be interesting to know more, Sue. I really would be interested in seeing a comparison of similar studies conducted every five years, with a larger sample group.Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-65762549768798732062013-12-05T11:43:55.233+00:002013-12-05T11:43:55.233+00:00Hm - interesting stuff. I suppose when you think a...Hm - interesting stuff. I suppose when you think about it that time spent on Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media platforms, has to come from somewhere.<br /><br />I was in a class of Year Fives, yesterday, and asked if any of them used ebooks - and was quite surprised when about half of them said they did. And this was a state school in a not very well-t-do area. I wonder if the SOA could do some research into this trend? It would be very interesting to know more about it.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-44778661835276255142013-12-05T10:28:41.666+00:002013-12-05T10:28:41.666+00:00Very good news indeed, motivates me to keep writin...Very good news indeed, motivates me to keep writing! :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.com