The Telegraph takes note of a new study that says less than half of children aged nine to 14 read fiction more than once a month.
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Almost six in 10 boys and girls read websites more than once a month (57 per cent), followed by emails (52 per cent) and blogs or social networking sites (49 cent).
Despite 'virtual reading' becoming more and more widespread, magazines remain the most popular material for leisure reading, with 72 per cent of children reading them more than once a month.
But novels came a poor fifth, according to the poll of 1,530 children by the NLT, which it reported in a study about how children perceive reading.
A third (34 per cent) said the did not enjoy reading very much, the same proportion saying it made them feel "bored". Eight per cent said they did not enjoy it at all.
Pictured above: Eastman Johnson's "Lincoln as a Boy Reading at Night"
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