The author Kiersten White (@kierstenwhite) wrote :
“When we make reading into a chore, young people will treat it like a chore. And I never want my books equated with the dishes in the sink.” “And of course I just read this where @haleshannon says that all but much better: oinks.squeetus.com/2012/01/in-whi…”

I find the subject of getting people to read interesting as I had it forced on me as a kid; and being dyslexic I am not sure what else they could do. At least when I go into my little ones class room they are trying to match up books with readers abilities. The problem I see is getting an interest in reading without it being a chore.

I still find Shakespeare very hard to read, yet it is a must in schools. I recently worked out the true story of Macbeth after reading a modern translation. No wonder I found English literature at school so hard if I could not work out the story from the words. I still find any book that I look up words in the first chapter a disaster. Also any book with sentences that do not make sense straight away, which is quite easy if you naturally read words wrong and find older english hard work.

So while teaching children to read I don’t know how to avoid making at a chore for those having difficulties. Later on during the major exams teachers have a list from the examining board, so another hard time not destroying books. In-between my only hope is children get introduced to books suitable for their reading level, maturity and interest, so books are not a chore. As a family we are trying to stop books being a chore for our little one. My hubbie reads a chapter every available night and she gets the Beano every week (which you can follow most of the stories without reading).

The Author Philip Ardagh (@PhilipArdagh) wrote on Twitter “With Wikipedia off-line on Wednesday 18th, how about 'International Look It Up In A Book Day'? RT if you agree. #savelibraries”

I am up for it, our local library is open from 10am to 6pm on wednesdays. How about yours?

Please see https://twitter.com/#!/PhilipArdagh/status/159220963031007232 for the original post.
The reason why Wikipedia is doing a blackout please see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16590585