Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure
Children’s reading enjoyment has fallen to its lowest level in almost two decades, with just one in three young people saying that they enjoy reading in their free time, according to a new survey.
Only 34.6% of eight- to 18-year-olds surveyed by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) said that they enjoy reading in their spare time. This is the lowest level recorded by the charity since it began surveying children about their reading habits 19 years ago, representing an 8.8 percentage point drop since last year.
It is also part of a broader downward trend since 2016, when almost two in three children said that they enjoyed reading.
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THE PROMPT:
How can Gen Z and Alpha flip the script? Is this all a psy-op? Archive & Prompt is here, not just to chronicle and catalogue these metastasizing totems of depression fodder, but to prompt upcoming generations to actually stand up and do something about it, and before the dopamine runs out forever. There are many things to be upset about, but life is ultimately a gift, and worth living. There is so much joy to experience. Many will say, "This is just how things are." But, is this true? Why not create an entirely new reality, independent from these aging merchants of despair and their fading infrastructure. We have the power. What are we gonna do with it besides crying into our Power Rangers bed sheets?
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