After posting such a gloomy forecast recently regarding teens' reading habits, I decided to share with you a happier piece concerning younger children's proclivity for reading in the United States.
While the ages mentioned in this post span a huge difference in cognition, on an average, children ages 2-10 are
reading an average of 40 minutes per day, spending 29 minutes reading print, 8
minutes reading on computers, and 5 minutes reading on digital platforms,
according to a new report from The
Joan Ganz Cooney Center called Learning at Home.
While the ages mentioned in this post span a huge difference in cognition, on an average, children ages 2-10 are
reading an average of 40 minutes per day, spending 29 minutes reading print, 8
minutes reading on computers, and 5 minutes reading on digital platforms,
according to a new report from The
Joan Ganz Cooney Center called Learning at Home.
For the study, the organization spoke to more than 1500 parents of 2-10 year old children across the country. According to the report, 62 percent of
these kids have access to e readers or tablets, but only 31 percent actually use
these devices, because their parents want them to read print books.
Reading is definitely an important part of a child’s day,
TV dominates. The research revealed that children spend an average
of 42 minutes a day watching educational TV.
On this blog, I've published quite a few helpful tips to help keep kids' reading interests high. At the risk of redundancy, I'll list a few of them again:
1. Model reading in your home. If reading is seen as valuable to parents, most children will value books as well.
2. Have reading material available everywhere in your home. If books are placed in favorite areas such as the family room, kids' bedrooms, etc., research has found they will be read more frequently.
3. Place word signs around so that young children can "read the room,"a technique that is highly successful.
4. Allow kids to pick out their own books (with some guidance from you) in bookstores. If they feel ownership in their purchases, books are usually read cover to cover.
I hope this helps and gives you some good news about U.S. children's reading habits as well!
Reading is definitely an important part of a child’s day,
TV dominates. The research revealed that children spend an average
of 42 minutes a day watching educational TV.On this blog, I've published quite a few helpful tips to help keep kids' reading interests high. At the risk of redundancy, I'll list a few of them again:
1. Model reading in your home. If reading is seen as valuable to parents, most children will value books as well.2. Have reading material available everywhere in your home. If books are placed in favorite areas such as the family room, kids' bedrooms, etc., research has found they will be read more frequently.
3. Place word signs around so that young children can "read the room,"a technique that is highly successful.
4. Allow kids to pick out their own books (with some guidance from you) in bookstores. If they feel ownership in their purchases, books are usually read cover to cover.
I hope this helps and gives you some good news about U.S. children's reading habits as well!
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