U.S. children read, but not well or often: report

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U.S. children read, but not well or often: report

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-children-read-not-well-often-report-041325597.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JBV4fa6u00S3SYhCJOmpRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-05-12T041325Z_1_LYNXMPEA4B01X_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A homeless girl reads a book at a School on Wheels' after-school program in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A homeless girl reads a book at a School on Wheels' after-school program in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although American children still spend part of their days reading, they are spending less time doing it for pleasure than decades ago, with significant gaps in proficiency, according to a report released on Monday. The San Francisco-based nonprofit Common Sense Media, which focuses on the effects of media and technology on children, published the report, which brings together information from several national studies and databases. “It raises an alarm,” said Vicky Rideout, the lead author of the report. There were even larger decreases among older children.</p><br clear="all"/>

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