US Kids Say they Would Happily Read More Videos
A recent survey conducted by the people at Gallup reveals that 10 out of 10 students would read a book everyday if it were converted into video format (or, at the very least, into a thread of compelling GIF files).
They even said that they wouldn’t mind helping the adults with the conversion process since they usually had to help mom and dad and the grandparents with computer stuff anyway.
We talked to a few kids about the popular PBS TV series, Reading Rainbow, to get their thoughts on the program and the importance of reading.
“A TV show about reading? Isn’t that encouraging kids to watch TV and not read books?” one smart aleck kid asked. “I mean, if you want us to read books, why do you keep making TV shows for us to watch?”
Another kid, local know-it-all, Katy Mc...