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The survey found that a lack of time was the primary deterrent to adults reading (33 per cent), followed by the struggle to focus our attention (28 per cent) and the distraction of social media ...
Aliteracy (sometimes spelled alliteracy) is the state of being able to read but being uninterested in doing so.This phenomenon has been reported on as a problem occurring separately from illiteracy, which is more common in the developing world, while aliteracy is primarily a problem in the developed world. [1]
Stop reading when a child becomes tired or loses interest; Print motivation tips adapted from the Loudon County Public Library. [12] Print awareness Print awareness is a child's understanding of the parts of a book and how a book works. The State Library of Louisiana suggests an activity in which a child shares the parts of a book with an adult.
Students struggling with reading have become a top concern, with multiple states switching to the science of reading for young students in an attempt to help them meet standards before leaving ...
Sustained silent reading (SSR) is a form of school-based recreational reading, or free voluntary reading, where students read silently in a designated period every day, with the underlying assumption being that students learn to read by reading constantly. While classroom implementation of SSR is fairly widespread, some critics note that the ...
Adult Journeys, Judson Press ( –2001) [citation needed] Adventist Currents (1983–1988) Adventure (1910–1971) After Dark (1968–1982) Agency, American Association of Advertising Agencies ( –2001) [citation needed] Agricultural Museum (1810–1812) Ainslee's Magazine (1897–1926) Air Progress, Challenge Publications (ISSN 0002-2500 ...
This is a list of notable works of dystopian literature. A dystopia is an unpleasant (typically repressive) society, often propagandized as being utopian. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction states that dystopian works depict a negative view of "the way the world is supposedly going in order to provide urgent propaganda for a change in direction."
Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The concept was coined around 2020, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic .