Doesn’t mention UK. But here in the UK speaking for myself and some others off just judgement. Yes. We decline in reading ability because of a lack of engaging with written material. Ever since I started reading again - I’ve noticed a huge decline in ability
Technically speaking were probably reading more now then ever since many people communicate through text on social media. What average person 1000 years ago was reading texts for hours every day? That being said the quality of the stuff were reading probably ain’t as great lol poop 
That being said our spelling is probably going to crap due to autocorrect
… Maybe that’s why scientist think our reading skills suck more now? Idk didn’t read the article
Do what I did.
Marry an English teacher.
But it’s weird; I find no issue with reading text on a screen but when it comes to a paragraph in a book? I get concentration issues left, right and centre.
Wow true… Yea idk. Even on screen I can’t read long passages. Books especially tho cause they’re longer I can’t at all. Longest book I can stomach is maybe 300 pages. I mostly read quote books so I can put it down at any point and pick up wherever. I’ve never in my life read a long ass novel like 1000 pages lol. Would bore me to death.
Lol idk I think it would be awesome to delve into a novels world. I have a surreal novel called The Wind Up Bird Chronicle. It’s kind of like a David Lynch film, where an unemployed guy goes looking for his lost cat in 90s Japan and gets into a mystery adventure full of oddballs and strangers. I long to go back to that book but my motivation sucks atm.
Wow that’s cool. Yea not bashing novels just saying I could never haha. Don’t have the attention span for it. Never have. I only read non fiction 
I haven’t read a paperback or hardback book for ages. I got put off reading fiction, because of my aphantasia. I’ve just received a book I ordered written by a psychologist I interact with on Blue sky.