Do today's teens read less or more?

whybark · Post by **whybark** » 09 Oct 2013, 22:16

less and the quality of books for their age category are down as well with some of the authors today its like who in their wright mind published you seriously

jsinard42 · Post by **jsinard42** » 09 Oct 2013, 22:20

I would say that fewer teens take an interest in reading but those who do tend to be avid readers.

talia_in · Post by **talia_in** » 14 Oct 2013, 01:55

Overall they have been reading less. I mean they have so many options to do. They can hang out at the mall or go on Facebook and Twitter

marissa_in · Post by **marissa_in** » 14 Oct 2013, 02:10

Most High school teens only read because of school.

DeadPiccolo · Post by **DeadPiccolo** » 15 Oct 2013, 21:56

In my experience, not enough teens read for fun.

Bookgirl96 · Post by **Bookgirl96** » 16 Oct 2013, 06:25

I'm a teen and I read alot

booksprite+ · Post by **booksprite+** » 20 Oct 2013, 22:28

My guess would be they're reading less due to all the high tech stuff to distract them.

marirollo · Post by **marirollo** » 23 Oct 2013, 21:26

Personally, I believe teens are spending less time reading and more time on the computer or playing video games.

gali · Post by **gali** » 24 Oct 2013, 11:42

I don't think today's teens read less. My teens kids love to read, though they read less than me due lack of time.

TrishaAnn92 · Post by **TrishaAnn92** » 24 Oct 2013, 13:30

I think it's less, I hardly ever see teens in the bookstore anymore. They are too busy with their phones and games then reading.

julianfroment · Post by **julianfroment** » 24 Oct 2013, 14:54

I think that this is a tricky question. With all of the new technology out there it is easy for the young to get distracted with social networking and games, etc. However, the advent of the ebook and the ease with which they can be read on many electronic devices makes them very accessible to younger people that are well versed with the technology. I would say that they read less, but only marginally so. most youngsters I knew when I was that age were out playing not reading anyway, just playing in a different way.

SRC0928 · Post by **SRC0928** » 24 Oct 2013, 17:44

I think teens read more on technology than they do an actual book. Holding a book is no longer something a teen really wants to do, especially since most teenagers are lazy and would rather have a Kindle right in front of them touching the screen to turn the page instead of actually turning the page of an actual book. So in my honest opinion, I think teens read more and then they don't. Some have a lot of things in their life going on that they don't have time to read, such as school. And the only time a teen really reads in school is when they are told to by their teacher.

everafter09 · Post by **everafter09** » 26 Oct 2013, 14:12

You know, I am just not absolutely sure. I am a substitute teacher and I work mostly with elementary kids and I know a good amount of them read a lot. However, teenagers I'm sure decreases anyway b/c of their developing social lives but I don't know for sure if today's technological world has effected that or not as we do have the e-readers that still might help with that. Just not sure.

Paliden · Post by **Paliden** » 26 Oct 2013, 15:03

In my opinion they read less. Most teens that I have been around don't know ANY of the classics at all, just modern teen lit. Way too much media, not made to read so nobody does it.