thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 10 months agoMore than half of UK children do not read in their spare time, survey revealswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down10
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkMore than half of UK children do not read in their spare time, survey revealswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 10 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squarericeandbeans161linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months agoexactly. Reading is a cheap and fun hobby. But you gotta find enjoyable books!
minus-squarethehatfox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoSchools approach literature in such a stuffy and formal manner too, they would probably make even the most interesting books a chore. We need to foster a better attitude towards reading, and that starts with letting kids enjoy the books they are reading.
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoExactly. They just need to be reading, it.barely matters what.
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoExactly. Show them examples of lots of types of books. Include some types of SciFi and fantasy because that’s what a lot of enjoying reading. They always seem looked down on, but they shouldn’t be.
exactly. Reading is a cheap and fun hobby. But you gotta find enjoyable books!
Schools approach literature in such a stuffy and formal manner too, they would probably make even the most interesting books a chore.
We need to foster a better attitude towards reading, and that starts with letting kids enjoy the books they are reading.
Exactly. They just need to be reading, it.barely matters what.
Exactly. Show them examples of lots of types of books. Include some types of SciFi and fantasy because that’s what a lot of enjoying reading. They always seem looked down on, but they shouldn’t be.