Young people reading a lot less

The Boston Globe ^ | Nov 19, 2007 | David Mehegan

[bannie]

bt on th Inet u dnt need 2 spel.

[TMSuchman]

In the 8th grade I read the World Book Encyclopedia for fun, & did not live that down till after graduation...

[DustyMoment]

And, this is a surprise to whom?

[cinives]

LOL - but you do outside of IM

[dfwgator]

I cee you ar a fello graduat of the Evelyn Woodhead Sped Reddin Korse.

[lawdave]

I am a voracious reader. I read with my kids from the time they were old enough to enjoy it.. Now they read for pleasure all the time. My one rule was that I never said no to buying a book if they wanted to read it. Now they recommend books to me and I recommend books to them. Reading is the most fundemental skill they need for success and both my kids are doing great.

[Elyse]

My oldest daughter, you would have to drag her into the book store kicking and screaming. She’s extremely intelligent, but she hates reading.

My youngest daughter called me last night while she was in Books a Million. She was all excited because she bought 10 books for $35. Her bedroom is wall to wall books right now. I guarantee she’ll have bookshelves lining the walls when she gets old.

[bannie]

Sigh...I know. I’m not a “natural speller,” so I’ve spent years building an intimate relationship with my dictionary.

[AppyPappy]

That’s why God made libraries.

[RosieCotton]

I have known old people that had bookshelves all along their walls. Those days are long gone.

For some, perhaps.

Everyone in my family is *still* in a perpetual state of having more books than bookshelves...

[cinives]

I don’t know if this will help but restudy your phonetic principles and spelling will become a lot easier.