Kids Have Been Reading Longer, More Difficult Books in Lockdown, and It's Boosting Moods [goodnewnetwork.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 5/24/2112:43 PM

By Good New Network, May 14, 2021

Literacy skills have actually improved in the pandemic, with children reportedly picking up more challenging books and getting lost in fiction to combat isolation, a study from the UK has shown.

With schools often closed, many more pupils began to enjoy reading again—with 56 percent of young people saying they enjoyed reading either very much (24 percent) or quite a lot (32 percent).

During the first British lockdown, One of Us is Lying by Karen M McManus and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K Rowling were ranked favourite books by high school and elementary school pupils respectively.

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