The Sun Newspaper blames gaming for drop in British reading skills.

Gaming, it seems is still the world’s punch bag when it comes to problems that no wants to face up to. In a recent worldwide survey of child reading skills, the once 3rd placed England has dropped to 15th and the Sun was quick to lay the blame on video games.

The Sun stated:

“Kids hooked on computer games have sent England plummeting down world league tables for reading,

Their whole basis, it seems, for this inflammatory remark comes from Schools secretary Ed Balls who points out the usual suspects:
“Today’s youngsters have more choice now than in 2001 about how they spend their time. Most of them have their own TVs and mobiles and 37 per cent are playing computer games for three hours a day. We all need to help our children of all ages to see that reading can bring fun to their lives.”

While the Sun’s response is not totally unexpected, it is still annoying that Gaming takes the brunt of the criticism while other contributing factors like Television, social interaction and peer pressure are briefly touched on but brushed aside.

Check back soon for a more indepth report.

Source MCV