Vocabulary on decline due to fewer books

Although this is not news, I did find this article to be very interesting and yet a bit sad because it’s true.  More and more kids would rather play on the computer, Xbox, or text, and then actually pick up a book.  With the advancement of technology, books are becoming a thing of the past.  With fewer books being read, there is also a decline in vocabulary words that should be learned.  Reading allows for a child to develop their vocabulary and even help them later on in life.  There are also less dictionaries being used which also hinders a kids ability to learn because if they see a word they don’t understand they are less likely to pick up a dictionary to look up the word.  We are becoming lazy and would rather not learn the meaning of the word(s).  By looking up a word, the process mentally glue into the memory, which will allow you to recall that word later on if you learn it to begin with.   I may not always carry a dictionary around, but I tend to write down word that I heard but wasn’t familiar with and later look it up.  I actually have a word list that keeps on building.  When I have the time, I try to do some leisurely reading, but I usually end up reading something for school.