In an age of video games and cable TV, do children in Taiwan still read in their spare time? According to a recent survey of grade school students, the answer is yes. But the main source of extracurricular reading for Taiwan's schoolchildren is not the old-fashioned materials such as books or magazines, but sub

The little girls attention is so focused on the cartoon on TV that she had forgotten about the bowl of ice treat she is eating.

Many parents are worried that the over simplified language used on TV is going to influence their childrens learning ability.

According to the Taipei Municipal University of Education professors research on international reading abilities, 4th grade pupils in Hong Kong and Singapore surpass those in Taiwan in daily reading amount, while most of the Taiwanese elementary school childrens reading source is actually the sub-

Experts are reminding parents to read with their children and cultivate their reading habit and curiosity to learn.

In addition, those experts believe that the media should be responsible to provide more quality , educational programs for children