What are Teenagers Reading? - Extra Credit!

Today's presentation dealt with the topic of what teenagers are reading. The presentation was based on a research forum that the Dean of HEHD has been working on over the past four or so years. Students of different ages were interviewed to find what kids/teens were reading and what they were finding enjoyable. The research looked at if students found what teachers were assigning them as books they could consider enjoyable. The majority of books assigned by teachers were not found in the books that they really enjoyed. This was due to the books being too long, boring, and not applicable to the individual reader's life. These assignments were also found to be a factor possibly as to why kids and teens are reading less on their own due to having so much of the assigned reading to do. Books that were found popular to teens seemed to be novels that came in series, comics/graphics, and magazines. They were said to be able to relate more to series since it was continuous and liked magazines because it dealt with things of today that could be found interesting and enjoyable. The Dean encouraged us all to not stop reading for our individual enjoyment.