webfact Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thai children read more than previouslyBANGKOK: -- The National Statistical Office (TNSO) has revealed that Thais are now spending more time reading, and children have been found to be the group that read the most.The findings were based on the result of a survey jointly carried out by TK Park and the TNSO during June and July of 2013 involving 55,920 sample families.The survey found that on average, Thais aged six years old and above spend 37 minutes reading each day.This was a 10% increase from the 2011 figure. Reading all kinds of books and on electronic median contributed to the 37 minutes average.The survey found that Bangkok residents read the most, followed by those in the Central Region, the Southern Region, the Northern Region and the Northeastern Region.It also found that cash discounts, motivation from family and educational institutes and the availability of public libraries contributed to making people read more.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thai-children-read-previously/ -- Thai PBS 2014-04-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 It's not because it takes them longer to read a word, that it means they read longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelticBhoy Posted April 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2014 37 minutes a day. At that rate War and Peace would take a lifetime. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBowskill Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I should stop any reading progress immediately, how about giving them all a tablet to take their mind off the idea...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I should stop any reading progress immediately, how about giving them all a tablet to take their mind off the idea...... I bought my son a Tablet to encourage him to read, as thousands of books can be downloaded for free, but I don't know of any paperback books that are available for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I should stop any reading progress immediately, how about giving them all a tablet to take their mind off the idea...... I was wondering what are they reading , F/book 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) Facebook takes me 37 seconds before I need something more stimulating. Must be facebook and twitter combined?! Or must they read the instructions of the K pop dance game before moving up a level? Good thing they didn't mention time spent on great novels or great literary writings, the news or research! Edited April 23, 2014 by gemini81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NongKhaiKid Posted April 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2014 Does this mean the sales of Kar toooon books have gone up ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted April 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2014 Manga and cartoon books,they could read a million and still not expand their minds,would be a stretch to call it reading. regards Worgeordie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted April 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2014 Unfortunately, the article doesn't say what sort of material they read. I do not consider perusing friends' wall posts on FB as "reading". I also do not count deciphering speech bubbles in cartoons as "reading". Studying the manuals of new electronic gadgets or the rules of online games are also not "reading". And should flipping through fashion, lifestyle and celebrity gossip magazines be considered "reading"? The study mentions "Thais aged six years old and above" and apparently found that demographic group to be the one "that reads the most". The story even illustrates that with a photo of a young girl obviously trying to decipher - with the help of an adult - a few short sentences in a picture book. That age bracket naturally spends "more time reading" because those kids are still LEARNING how to string letters together to form words and sentences. The question is how much time they'll spend with real reading material once they get older. But the study implies that it will be less than 37 minutes per day on average. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Does this mean the sales of Kar toooon books have gone up ? Manga and cartoon books,they could read a million and still not expand their minds,would be a stretch to call it reading. regards Worgeordie I am teacher and I often see what my students are reading. I have seen and confiscated "novels " about lesbians and other matured content from my Matthayom 1 students.Yes, they are reading but they are reading materials that are inappropriate for their age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I see that they included reading from electronic means which is very different from book reading. Since the Mrs sisters kids who come here a lot have got tablets (not Govt) they have been reading a lot less books. Before when they came here they would grab a book from the collection we have and read. Now it is all play games on their tablets. They are all very bright kids and have learnt very quickly how to use the internet, but games are still the top attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 37 minutes a day. At that rate War and Peace would take a lifetime. Imagine getting to the end of War and Peace ( not a very likely scenario I admit) and then finding some b****** has torn the last page out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loles Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Good to hear, but this doesn't save them from Thai daily aggressive and under zero IQ soap idiocies with talentless Chinese "actors". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiready Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Facebook takes me 37 seconds before I need something more stimulating. Must be facebook and twitter combined?! Or must they read the instructions of the K pop dance game before moving up a level? Good thing they didn't mention time spent on great novels or great literary writings, the news or research! World History 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focus27 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 The actual report and stats can be found here: http://web.nso.go.th/en/survey/education/edu_2011.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongteesood Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 When you remove the social media, text books at school and menu reading stats, that must leave a whole 1 minute per day reading books off their own bat, and I bet the majority are reading comic books. Don't mean to be cynical, but I always have been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focus27 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) Hidden in one of the last tables of data (table 31) is the interesting question about why people don't read. Just looking at kids aged 6 to 14 year: 50% are watching TV 33% are not interested or dislike reading 20% are illiterate (!!!!?) The answers are obviously not mutually exclusive - people could pick 1-3 categories. But how can almost 20% of students claim to be illiterate? I guess it is easier than claiming to be lazy. However, from Table 13, less than 92% of students aged 6-14 years say they read something. Because of those last questions, I assume this means reading both in and out of school. So over 8% of schoolkids claim to do no reading whatsoever! Make your own conclusions. [Ed. sorry, this analysis is from the link to the 2011 census, not the recent survey.] Edited April 23, 2014 by focus27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank James Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thirty-seven minutes! A day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 One of my wife's family was horrified to find a porno magazine in the school bag of her 11 year old son last week. He got a bashing but his excuse was ' there are a lot of them at school and everyone is reading them...including the teachers ' ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBrad Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 37 minutes a day isn't all bad. And that's an average, i.e., some more, maybe even much more, and some less, and much less. But, really, how many of us read 37 minutes a day? I know I don't, and I even try to find time for enjoyable reading, but often cannot (or just plain do not) work it into my day. Suspecting that many homes do not even have books or adult role models who read regularly, I'd say if a kid was reading a half hour or so each day, that would be pretty good considering all the other things that most are actually doing in their spare time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) I can not remember that i saw in 25 years a Thai kid reading a book in Thailand except comic. The Asia Book shop in the new Central Plaza in Surat Thani was shut down after some month because nearly no Thai bought any book there. This told me the manager himself. Edited April 23, 2014 by Mentors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surangw Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 the cartoon books have better pictures now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post selftaopath Posted April 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2014 I can not remember that i saw in 25 years a Thai kid reading a book in Thailand except comic. The Asia Book shop in the new Central Plaza in Surat Thani was shut down after some month because nearly no Thai bought any book there. This told me the manager himself. Four years in my wife's village and until recently I have NEVER seen anyone read anything, with the exception of my wife. Two weeks ago however I saw one BIB reading the paper. I often see individuals of all ages dozing in hammocks though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulekee Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 37 minutes a day. At that rate War and Peace would take a lifetime. Imagine getting to the end of War and Peace ( not a very likely scenario I admit) and then finding some b****** has torn the last page out. The butler did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I should stop any reading progress immediately, how about giving them all a tablet to take their mind off the idea...... I bought my son a Tablet to encourage him to read, as thousands of books can be downloaded for free, but I don't know of any paperback books that are available for free. Books are available to borrow from your local library for free. And a far better selection IMO than the free ones available on the Internet. Going to the library was a not-to-be-missed weekly trip for me and my son. He loved browsing and talking to the other kids about what books they had read recently as well as asking the librarian for advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacker Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 News flash ... they are not reading, they are looking at the pics. In 6 years living here, I have only seen 4 kids ever open a book and 3 were comic books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingjoke Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Does this mean the sales of Kar toooon books have gone up ? I've had occasion to visit the Chiangmai University campus several times lately and was amazed at the large number of students lounging outside, eagerly reading. 'Reading?' I thought, how studious albeit unusual; but, then again this is after all, not just any university but the Northern hallowed walls of Thai ivy league. I managed to walk behind numerous student readers to glance at what they were reading - Plato, Socrates, Advanced English Grammar or Physics perhaps? - no, nothing of the sort. You've guessed it: Kar toooon books; and not any ordinary Kar toooon books; but massively thick, Japanese, sexually-explicit paperbacks with few actual words to mess up the action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Thirty seven minutes. A little over half-an-hour; better than nothing, I suppose. Now, if they can just get past the picture book and comic stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This is dangerous for the establishment. They should ban books and give the kids tabs to read from, that would guarantee disrupting corrupting information from getting through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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