Social media has a negative impact on children's reading habits. This is the result of a survey of 350 teachers in Australia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. 89 percent blame social media for reading difficulties. The survey was carried out by GL Education , which delivers over 31 million online tests to schools in more than 100 countries.
Reading reluctance due to distraction from social media
According to the teachers who took part in the study, the main reason for reluctance to read is the increasing distraction of social media. 84 percent say they also have a negative impact on students' willingness to read for pleasure.
Crispin Chatterton, director of education at GL Education, said school leaders should look for ways to identify children with reading difficulties and help them engage with specialist teachers. Building on this, it should be discussed how students' reading and writing data can be used to identify learning gaps.
“Students’ behavior and any coping mechanisms they have developed can mask the challenges they face. Helping non-specialist teachers understand the available literacy data will help them identify and support those who are struggling,” says Chatterton.
Three in five teachers (59 percent) want more training to develop reading skills and expand their students' vocabulary, and 80 percent believe teachers need more training to address students' reading difficulties.
Schools offer additional reading instruction
Many schools have now recognized that there is a need for action. Nine out of ten (93 percent) institutions say they have introduced additional reading time this school year, and more than half (57 percent) have established reading sessions. The vast majority (77 percent) also say their school uses reading assessment data to better understand and address barriers to learning.
However, despite these efforts, many students still find reading a chore and, in some cases, a punishment. Almost one in five teachers (19 percent) perceive that male students perceive being asked to read as punishment. The same applies, although to a much lesser extent, to female students. Here it is only eight percent. Only 32 percent of students enjoy reading, compared to just 19 percent of students.
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