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A survey has found just one in six teens take part in the traditional art form
Writing letters among youngsters has become a truly lost art as just one in six teenagers write them outside class, new research has shown.
Young people are increasingly less likely to write letters. A third writes them between the ages of eight and 11 compared to a quarter of children aged 11 to 14 and 16.5 per cent of those ages 14 to 16, new research by the National Literacy Trust showed.
Jonathan Douglas, National Literacy Trust Director, said the decline in letter writing as children grow older might be explained partly as a result of the pressures they face during Key Stage 4.
He said: "The pressures of Key Stage 4 are immensely significant. Teenagers are living in a very exciting, fast moving environment and fuelled by teenage emotions that they might find it difficult to find the time to sit down and write a letter. But it is heartening that young people at an early stage in life are still taking the time to write letters."
Separately, the research also showed girls are more likely to write letters, with one on three writing letters outside school at least once a month compared to less than a quarter of boys.
It showed than almost twice as many children and teenagers who write letters at least once a month write above the expected level for their age compared with those who don’t write letters.
The results also highlighted how writing letters help children and youngsters think in a positive way about writing. The survey showed that nearly twice as many young people who write letters think writing is fashionable compared with 28.1 per cent of children who don’t write letters.
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Children who write letters are also more likely to agree that if they are a better writer, they will get a better job when they grow up than children who do not write letters, the survey showed.
Taking the time to sit and write a letter by hand feels much more personal than typing an email, both for the writer and the recipient.
“It is very interesting that our research into the writing habits of children and young people found that twice as many children and young people who write letters at least once a month write above the level expected for their age compared with those who do not write letters. Young letter writers are also more likely to write every day outside school which improves their literacy, enabling them to do better in class and throughout their lives.”
Writing letters among youngsters has become a truly lost art as just one in six teenagers write them outside class, new research has shown.
Young people are increasingly less likely to write letters. A third writes them between the ages of eight and 11 compared to a quarter of children aged 11 to 14 and 16.5 per cent of those ages 14 to 16, new research by the National Literacy Trust showed.
Jonathan Douglas, National Literacy Trust Director, said the decline in letter writing as children grow older might be explained partly as a result of the pressures they face during Key Stage 4.
He said: "The pressures of Key Stage 4 are immensely significant. Teenagers are living in a very exciting, fast moving environment and fuelled by teenage emotions that they might find it difficult to find the time to sit down and write a letter. But it is heartening that young people at an early stage in life are still taking the time to write letters."
Separately, the research also showed girls are more likely to write letters, with one on three writing letters outside school at least once a month compared to less than a quarter of boys.
It showed than almost twice as many children and teenagers who write letters at least once a month write above the expected level for their age compared with those who don’t write letters.
The results also highlighted how writing letters help children and youngsters think in a positive way about writing. The survey showed that nearly twice as many young people who write letters think writing is fashionable compared with 28.1 per cent of children who don’t write letters.
For writing that matters… only a fountain pen will do - If you want to write like Hemingway...
For writing that matters? only a fountain pen will do ALAMY
Children who write letters are also more likely to agree that if they are a better writer, they will get a better job when they grow up than children who do not write letters, the survey showed.
Taking the time to sit and write a letter by hand feels much more personal than typing an email, both for the writer and the recipient.
“It is very interesting that our research into the writing habits of children and young people found that twice as many children and young people who write letters at least once a month write above the level expected for their age compared with those who do not write letters. Young letter writers are also more likely to write every day outside school which improves their literacy, enabling them to do better in class and throughout their lives.”
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