Concerns of 'national crisis' after sharp drop in children reading for pleasure

The number of children who say they enjoy reading has plummeted to its lowest level since records began, sparking concerns of a "crisis" in reading across the UK. Education experts are calling on the government to establish a reading taskforce in an era when children are "more used to having a device". #reading #eduction #skynews Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/national-crisis-as-childrens-reading-enjoyment-plummets-to-new-low-report-warns-13275024 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales