What reasons do parents offer as to why children don read more?
Quinley: The participants were given a list of potential responses as to why they were not reading more. The parents’ list was a little bit different, but they were given the same options as the children. Parents think their children have too much homework, and that they like to do other things over reading. Having trouble finding books they like to read came in a distant third on the parents’ list. This was an important finding in that parents don’t realize what reason their kids give as to why they aren’t reading more. P&C: Could children’s response that they are unable to find books they like to read mean that they are having trouble knowing how to select appropriate, interesting books or is it that these books might not be available in the market? Quinley: We can’t really answer this from the study. I would interpret the response to mean that it is the first one — having trouble selecting the appropriate books. However, that’s me saying this, not the kids. I can’t imagine that ther
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