tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post6943310592182738408..comments2024-01-12T00:00:04.996-05:00Comments on The Paper Wait: Tell Me A Story!Eileen Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-65535581440029598302011-08-05T07:47:43.745-04:002011-08-05T07:47:43.745-04:00"The quiet rhythms of words" - you can s..."The quiet rhythms of words" - you can still get away with that in a certain sort of picture book, but those are harder and harder to sell.<br /><br />Yes, I think the media of today probably contributes to making kids impatient readers. They crave motion and excitement more than previous generations.Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167465000672443273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-86373335501072623262011-08-04T10:40:50.792-04:002011-08-04T10:40:50.792-04:00Truth be told, growing up, I watched a lot of TV. ...Truth be told, growing up, I watched a lot of TV. I knew the complete nightly line-up on ABC, CBS, NBC. Don't tell my kids, but I even did my homework in front of the TV.<br /><br />But I also read -- a lot.<br /><br />I don't fear the end of reading. And I don't think video games and television are completely responsible for the more direct style of writing today.<br /><br />Every cultural art changes with time. Music is certainly different that it was in Jane Austin's time. Art too. <br /><br />One thing I do think would help engage kids in reading is if high schools encouraged students to read more contemporary YA -- the kind of literature they relate to. That is the age kids -- especially boys -- begin to read less.<br /><br />My high school's suggested summer reading list contains a lot of great books -- but not one YA title.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.com