Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
This. Kids learn from their parents. If you read and your kids see you reading, they will think that is the norm and they will read
This is true. We have very little screen time and hundreds of books. My lower elementary kid reads. I asked him how much he thinks he reads every day and he said “about 2 hours maybe?” The last thing he does every evening is listen to me read to him. When I go to wake him at 7 in the morning he is usually up reading in bed. This is all normal to him because we made it so. It’s meant trying to break my own phone and screen habits.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
This. Kids learn from their parents. If you read and your kids see you reading, they will think that is the norm and they will read
This is true. We have very little screen time and hundreds of books. My lower elementary kid reads. I asked him how much he thinks he reads every day and he said “about 2 hours maybe?” The last thing he does every evening is listen to me read to him. When I go to wake him at 7 in the morning he is usually up reading in bed. This is all normal to him because we made it so. It’s meant trying to break my own phone and screen habits.
I love this! (school librarian here). If the foundation has been laid at home the way you have, then kids will read at school whenever they have a spare moment. Teachers are always asking me how to get kids to read. You have to read to them and give them time to read. If both are done, 98% of kids will settle down and enjoy reading. Too often at school when they have free time, they are on Chromebooks. It needs to be part of the family/school routine.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
This. Kids learn from their parents. If you read and your kids see you reading, they will think that is the norm and they will read
This is true. We have very little screen time and hundreds of books. My lower elementary kid reads. I asked him how much he thinks he reads every day and he said “about 2 hours maybe?” The last thing he does every evening is listen to me read to him. When I go to wake him at 7 in the morning he is usually up reading in bed. This is all normal to him because we made it so. It’s meant trying to break my own phone and screen habits.
I love this! (school librarian here). If the foundation has been laid at home the way you have, then kids will read at school whenever they have a spare moment. Teachers are always asking me how to get kids to read. You have to read to them and give them time to read. If both are done, 98% of kids will settle down and enjoy reading. Too often at school when they have free time, they are on Chromebooks. It needs to be part of the family/school routine.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
This. Kids learn from their parents. If you read and your kids see you reading, they will think that is the norm and they will read
This is true. We have very little screen time and hundreds of books. My lower elementary kid reads. I asked him how much he thinks he reads every day and he said “about 2 hours maybe?” The last thing he does every evening is listen to me read to him. When I go to wake him at 7 in the morning he is usually up reading in bed. This is all normal to him because we made it so. It’s meant trying to break my own phone and screen habits.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
That hasn't changed, that has been the case for years and years. The answer is elsewhere. Also, that's not what the article is about, if it's similar to the Atlantic article (I don't have a NYT subscription).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
This. Kids learn from their parents. If you read and your kids see you reading, they will think that is the norm and they will read
We read all the time, but my kids are too busy with homework to have time to pick up a book for pleasure.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
This. Kids learn from their parents. If you read and your kids see you reading, they will think that is the norm and they will read
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
This. Kids learn from their parents. If you read and your kids see you reading, they will think that is the norm and they will read
Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
Anonymous wrote:The majority of adults don't read books. Many parents don't read to their little kids. It's not shocking that many students don't read (sad, but not shocking)
Anonymous wrote:This is so depressing and sad, but unfortunately on point:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/opinion/college-university-students-reading.html