The number of children that read books for fun has dropped dramatically in recent years. What are the reasons for this? How can we encourage children to read more?

For a long

time

since the invention of writing and despite the high prices, books have been not only one of the most reliable source of information but an essential way of entertainment for people of all ages. Regrettably, after the 20th century's technological revolution, reading books in leisure

time

has significantly dropped in popularity, conceding in popularity for more available entertaining items.

Moreover

,

this

declining trend is more pronounced among younger generations, especially the children.

This

essay will discuss the possible reasons why reading as a form of pastime is not popular among children as it used to be and the ways of solving

this

problem. Having been born in the age of high

technlogies

the practical application of science to commerce or industry

technology

,

majority

Suggestion

the majority

of children are surrounded by the smart devices from the very moment of their birth. Most of parents due to the overwhelming amount of work prefer to engage their offspring with gadgets to spend

time

teaching ore reading books with them. Modern educational programmes

also

support using more computer based resources and teaching methods in the classroom substituting traditional textbooks and fiction books.

This

leads to the considerable decrease in the number of children

prefering

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

preparing

preferring

using modern gadgets to reading books in order to have fun. Reading books

has been proved

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proved

to help readers develop their imagination and critical thinking skills so the necessity of teaching children to read in their pastime is essential. One of the ways to encourage schoolchildren read more in their free

time

is their parents and other adults showing that they allocate an adequate amount of

time

on reading books. Another option that may motivate children to read fiction or non-fiction in their leisure

time

is providing schools and other educational institutions working with youngsters with a reasonable and modern amount of support aiming at improving school libraries. To conclude, reading children will surely become thinking people in the future and will be more able to adapt to the common changes and challenges than children that do not engage themselves with reading. It is obvious that all people interested in creating a better society should responsible in increasing the number of not only children but all people spending

time

on reading for pleasure, so there

should be put

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should put

as much effort as it can be done.