I write this with a sense of great loss. I notice not only with children but even with adults that most people just don't find pleasure in reading. They would rather watch movies and play with electronic gadgets.

How do we revive this habit especially with our kids?

Blame it on technology. We will rather spend thirty minuites of our time watching T.V. And surfing the internet than reading a good book. Children are the ultimate losers here because so much is lost. It is not so much the information we get from reading a book but the discipline it requires to sit still and absorb. Is it possible to rekindle this fire? Maybe. However, this will require parents who themselves are disciplined enough to ensure that their children develop the habit. It is no wonder that the Literature section in any Mall, supermarket are often the least visited. Libraries are redundant and, librarians out of work.

I don't like to read either. . .I PREFER AUDIO BOOKS!
My ears are much better senses than my eyes!

coldgate: Blame it on technology. We will rather spend thirty minuites of our time watching T.V. And surfing the internet than reading a good book. Children are the ultimate losers here because so much is lost. It is not so much the information we get from reading a book but the discipline it requires to sit still and absorb. Is it possible to rekindle this fire? Maybe. However, this will require parents who themselves are disciplined enough to ensure that their children develop the habit. It is no wonder that the Literature section in any Mall, supermarket are often the least visited. Libraries are redundant and, librarians out of work.

You are so right but then technology is what should encourage us and our kids to read and enjoy it too. My kids surf the net for downloads of ebooks that they may not find easily in the bookstores.

Kanwulia: I don't like to read either. . .I PREFER AUDIO BOOKS!
My ears are much better senses than my eyes!

While audio books are still better than no books, the richness of reading real books is lost to some extent. Spellings and vocabulary capacity is reduced or diminished with this form of book reading.

I read this thread and so totally agreed with the solutions proffered to this dire need in this link and thought to share the topic here:

[url][/url]http://www.nigerianparentsforum.com/index.php/topic,4927.0.html[url][/url] under the topic ' Getting children to perform brilliantly in School'