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JoshuaKincaid
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According to the article, 15-24 year olds only read for fun 7-10 minutes everyday. That is wild! For us as aspiring educators, it is an uphill battle to get kids to read and actually engage with texts. I think it is so important for us to be aware of the reality of education and reading - students are not going to be reading everything we assign. They may not read at all. That is why it is important for us to use multiple avenues of engagement.

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jessicaking
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Let's talk about audiobooks in the classroom! As a student, audiobooks have been used from time to time as an additional option for in-class reading. How do we take the data from Cart's research related to the benefit of audiobooks and apply them to our classrooms? How do we make them accessible to all students (without paying for them) and support audiobooks as a source of literature for our students? Do school libraries offer audiobooks? Libby?

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jessicaking

While the decrease in literacy is concerning, the new literacy born from increased technological advances and time spent online is a compelling concept. Cart describes new/multiple literacies as the result of multimedia and digital technologies (214), and the focus on texting or social media is interesting. Skills in traditional literacy are replaced with what is more important to the new generations: communication and quick fills of information.

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riley.fulton

I really like that we now have YAD instead of just children and adults because the two are vastly different, and it is important for young adults to know they do not fall into either category of children or adults. What is expected of a child versus a young adult, and an adult is three very different things. This makes teenagers feel included in something that is for them. Teenage years can be isolating, so this is beneficial.

katiegregory I agree that books help teens in those isolating years. Personally, I read less in high school (my school library was never open, but that‘s another story), but I have benefited a lot in college from reading YAL in moments of loneliness. I loved reading as a kid, and without YAL, I might still be in the reading rut I was in a few years ago. 2d
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tatumlanders
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In Cart‘s last chapter, he rationalizes young adult‘s dislike for reading by claiming “they regard it as a task”, like homework (Cart, 211). As he went on to cite not only the declining data for teens who read, but also a decrease in overall proficiency rates, I found myself both stressed and devastated by the data. I‘ve seen this data before, but it never fails to incite a frantic reaction that the education system is failing its students.

katiegregory Devastated is a powerful word to use, but is appropriate in this context. It deeply scares me to enter a middle school classroom and have students who are unable to read elementary vocab words. I don‘t know how to approach this issue as an educator or citizen. How do we begin to right a wrong with such deep roots? 2d
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jkmac9717
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Something I felt very strongly about when reading this chapter was the balance of work and literature. Cart mentions how no one is reading for fun anymore and how we regard reading as a “task“ that no one is doing as deeply as we should, often blaming the Internet. I blame modern work culture for this, bringing the economy directly into our literary lives. Everything is so focused around WORK now, and a shift away would help bring reading back.

jkmac9717 CONT.: If modern American work culture wasn‘t so focused on efficiency and making money, we would have more time to read for our interests rather than school, bringing meaning and relevancy and authenticity back to YAL. If we emphasize consuming art for art's sake, for the joy of it, rather than as secondary to being “productive“ and constantly “doing more“ than simply enjoying a book, then maybe literacy and YAL would be enhanced further. 5d
katiegregory The word count limit is so real, I appreciate the extra effort to get your point across 🫡 5d
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