It is often argued that it is difficult to get children to read. Why do you think this is? What measures could be taken to encourage children to read more? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The statement that, nowadays, it is strenuous to hearten children to read more books is highly reasonable.

This

sad phenomenon can be explained due to some reasons.

This

essay will clarify these causes and

also

propose some optimal solutions to encourage children to read more. In my opinion, it is extremely tough to motivate children to discover new things in books because in the modern world, youngsters are progressively neglecting to read books;

instead

, they spend time participating more in many other pleasures of contemporary life. These days, children are being distracted by numerous seductive elements of the modern world around, which are often perceived as more attractive, more interesting activities compared to reading books by some people,

such

as video games, movies, fashion trends, travel trends, purchasing the cutting-edge electronic device versions, et cetera.

This

is

also

the main reason for the sad degradation in children's reading culture today. More specifically, today's kids can burn the midnight oil to play a video game, but can't spend 10 minutes reading some

first

pages of a classic book, or they can queue in long lines just to buy the latest version of an electronic device and a famous fashion product, but cannot afford to spend the corresponding effort looking for a good book in a bookstore.

In addition

to the above reason, the fact that children rarely read books is

also

the result of adults ignoring the need to educate children to read more and not cultivating a reading culture from a young age;

therefore

, as children get older, it is difficult to get them used to reading books.

For instance

, a recent study by the University of Manchester estimated that only 11% of children in Europe are routinely taken by their parents to bookstores, and only 3.2% of children are instructed by their relatives in learning how to read the books carefully and smartly.

Last

but not least, there is

also

a reason explaining why it is fairly hard to encourage children to read more, which is because the number of good, valuable children's books published every month is quickly decreasing.

For example

, the NYT newspaper announced that in the

second

quarter of

this

year, the number of books for children released fell 60% compared to the figure at that time

last

year. Not being able to read new, exciting, and meaningful publications prevents children from realizing the great value and profound ideas that books can convey. From my viewpoint, in order to help children actively read more books, there are three available methods which should be quickly carried out.

Firstly

, publishers should increase the number of good, valuable children's books printed every month.

As a result

, children will have full access to various modern editions that are both up-to-date and able to transmit eternal lessons.

Secondly

, in school, adults should educate children about the importance of books by adding reading lessons to school curricula at all levels. Children who have the opportunities to learn the scientific reading method from an early age through those reading lessons tend to be more interested in reading high-value books

such

as literature books or science encyclopedia.

Thirdly

, at home, because children are often deeply influenced by their parents' behaviour and attitudes, parents should set a pattern for their children by actively reading themselves and discussing with their children about important issues which are manifested in literary books and scientific documents.

For example

, parents might suggest their children should read more books about friendship, and

then

ask them to share their understanding about friendship, both from the books’ point of view and from their own perspectives. Once a child becomes aware of the intimate relationship of the lessons in the books with his daily life, that of his parents, of those in his community, he will be ready to discover much new knowledge in the books, because that's how he can explore his life in many great dimensions. The tendency which fewer and fewer children show their interest in reading books can be elucidated by three reasons: the distractions of modern pleasures, the lack of good publications for children, and the negligence of adults in teaching children how to read.

This

sad phenomenon can be resolved by three proposing solutions: Publishing more children' books, organizing more reading lessons, and providing youngsters a friendly environment for reading at home.