{"id":9588,"date":"2019-02-06T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/?p=9588"},"modified":"2022-03-18T05:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T05:10:33","slug":"is-your-childs-tech-use-harming-their-literacy-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screentimelabs.com\/blog\/is-your-childs-tech-use-harming-their-literacy-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Child’s Tech Use Harming Their Literacy Skills?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Adults Actually Read Less<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credit due to the children: They’re reading, and we’re not. A Pew Internet study of our literary habits<\/a> found the people least likely to sit down with a book were actually those 50 to 64 years of age, followed by the 30-49s and the 65 and older crowd. Some of this has to do with children being expected to read textbooks, file book reports, and otherwise engage with text at school, but also kids have more time to sit down with a book, and arguably more opportunity to sit down with one. After all, their schools usually have a library in the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, however, we live in a society of more distractions than ever. Social media, streaming TV, the texts and calls of friends who may be upset without a response<\/a>, and even online texts such as long-form essays hosted on websites all compete with books, print and electronic, for time and attention, even if we’re trapped indoors<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the reason past generations were so literate was really there was just a lot less to do; our grandparents probably would have struggled to prioritize social media, Netflix, Spotify, and friends texting too. The question really becomes how to get kids to value books. And there are a few simple steps you can take to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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