Teens already forgot how to write. Now they don’t read

If you’re an aspiring writer thinking about penning a novel aimed at the YA (young adult) market, you may want to consider looking into a new line of work. A new report from the American Psychological Association reveals that teenagers simply aren’t reading all that much anymore. That probably won’t come as too much of a shock if you know any teens and see how they are constantly focused on their phones (along with most adults these days), but it’s even worse than you may have imagined. Not only is the reading of dead-tree printed material way, way down, but the kids aren’t even reading digital e-books for pleasure in very large numbers. Reading anything longer than a text message or Facebook status update, it seems, is simply too much of a chore. (Time) A third of U.S. teenagers haven’t read a book for pleasure in at least a year, according to a new survey from the American Psychological Association (APA). And it’s not because they’re too busy watching TV. -- More....

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