Among United States adults, literary reading has increased at a rate of 7% between 2002 and 2008. This is a drastic increase in relation to the previous years' recordings. From 1982- 2002 (twenty year difference in time), there was a steady decrease in literary readings done by adults. From 1982- 1992 there was a 5% decrease. Another decrease occured from 1992- 2002, the data indicates a 14% decrease. Within the recent years (around 2008), data trends suggests that adults are, in fact, increasing their literary intake. After reading this, I believe that a common misconception occurs here. Americans believe the quality of reading skills are decreasing in the nation; however, the informatoin suggests we are taking an interest in literary readings.
** I agree with my instructor, Denise Lindstrom, when she says that literature on the internet is a probable cause of this increase.**
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