The New York Times article on this study had a comment suggesting that kids "text" but don't read. I thought it funny that the author thinks that kids only wri

The New York Times article on this study had a comment suggesting that kids "text" but don't read. I thought it funny that the author thinks that kids only write text messages, but don't ever read them! Actually, this Reuters article touches on this: "Rideout cautioned that there may be difference in how people encounter text and the included studies may not take into account stories read online or on social media." And therein lies the problem with the study. Kids probably do more reading- online, on social media, text messages and in video games. Granted, the quality of writing encountered is likely substantially lower (certainly a subjective claim), I think kids are probably reading a lot more than this study suggests.