tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30211588.post8959997955299610932..comments2023-05-14T08:36:03.832-04:00Comments on The Elephant's Bookshelf: What the Kids Are Reading NowMatt Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171715051853671712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30211588.post-37504736856374620672008-08-03T18:11:00.000-04:002008-08-03T18:11:00.000-04:00Thanks Feliza,Though I didn't read much fan fictio...Thanks Feliza,<BR/><BR/>Though I didn't read much fan fiction growing up (some, but not much), I think you're right that it can be a great way for kids and teens to develop a love of reading and writing. <BR/><BR/>As I said in my post, I'm pleased to see anything that gets people of any age into the habit of reading. Regardless of what they read, I'm a firm believer that it helps them to expand their imagination and experience.Matt Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171715051853671712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30211588.post-37305818271278389322008-08-03T15:18:00.000-04:002008-08-03T15:18:00.000-04:00What kids are reading now? Interesting title. Gr...What kids are reading now? Interesting title. Grabbed my attention straightaway.<BR/><BR/>Do people find some issue with children spending their time reading online? Seems to me that anything that a kid does besides go out and get in trouble would make parents and teachers thrilled to pieces.<BR/><BR/>I've discovered in my teenage years that the best way to get a kid or teenager to read is through fan fiction. I myself didn't really get into writing or see myself as a writer until I saw the cartoon show <I>Teen Titans</I> and discovered the fan fiction for it.<BR/><BR/>(I've always been a... rabid reader of all things fictional and non, so maybe that's not exactly the best example.)<BR/><BR/>Online reading, especially on Fanfiction.net, is also a really good way for some children or teens that are lonely to find others interested in the same things they are. Humans are complex beings, and everything weaves in and out of everything else. Unlike with plain old novel-reading, which is a good thing in and of itself, online reading isn't a lonely sport. Online communities can help children and teens develop a sense of others as well as a sense of themselves.<BR/><BR/>(Hmm, wonder if you could possibly have discovered something that both Republicans AND Democrats can stand behind. If you have, excellent job!)<BR/><BR/>Feliza C.<BR/>xxfourthelement-writing@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com