scanning for interesting information. The Internet has trained them to read like this. Online reading is nonlinear, peppered with hyperlinks to jump to, with no fundamental beginning, middle, and end. Just pick up a popular magazine for adults or kids, and you’ll notice this shift to shorter articles, bigger photos, large headlines, quick summaries, blurbs, and pull quotes. There’s nothing wrong with skimming and browsing magazines, the Internet, or books. But there is something wrong if skimming has become the dominant way for your child to read.
