Are people losing interest in books?

In 2004, about 28 percent of Americans age 15 and older read books for pleasure. In 2017, the number dropped to 19 percent, meaning the average reading time per person fell significantly, according to the Washington Post.

Why do students do not like reading?

The most common reasons students give to explain why they did not read assigned materials are: They had too much to read. Their work schedule does not allow enough time for extensive reading. Their social life leaves little time for reading.

Why are kids not interested in reading?

It could be a combination of watching too much television at home and doing a lot of boring worksheets in school. Once children lose interest in reading, it’s hard to get them back. The motivation to read also tends to decrease as kids get older. Reading is like any other skill.

Why do reading habits decline?

Another reason for a decrease in reading habits per say is that books nowadays tend to be available in audio form; making it easier to consume the book’s contents while attending to other activities. This remains controversial, as it often impacts the quality of both activities you are trying to multitask your way through.

Is adult book reading declining?

The rate of decline for the youngest adults, those aged 18 to 24, was 55 percent greater than that of the total adult population.” 1 A more recent USA Today story from 2007 was headlined, “One in four read no books last year” and noted that those age 50 and older reported higher rates of book reading, as did college educated people and women.

Are students reading less books in 2016?

Twelfth-graders also reported reading two fewer books each year in 2016 compared with 1976, and approximately one-third did not read a book (including e-books) for pleasure in the year prior to the 2016 survey, nearly triple the number reported in the 1970s. While not quite as drastic, television and movie consumption also declined.

Why do poor readers not like to read?

At least in the United States, there was a huge rush (really created by political and ideological motives during the Bush administration) to employ fragmented and behavioristic approaches to reading pedagogy that produced a generation of poor readers or readers who do not like to read……. these are just three variables to this complex problem.