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Children's literacy is being damaged by social media, headmasters claim.They say pupils are too distracted by sites such as Facebook and Twitter to bother to read a book.As a result, thousands are poor spellers and have little understanding of grammar.
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A survey of 214 secondary school heads found that 70 per cent believe Facebook and Twitter are ‘bad for literacy’.
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The research, conducted by Booked, a magazine for schools, found that half of Britain’s headmasters are concerned about their pupils’ approach to reading.
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Bosses regularly complain about the poor literacy standards among school leavers, whose written English in applications forms and CVs can be shocking
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The research uses examples such as one applicant stating: ‘I wont to work wiv you’re company.’
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Others regularly confuse the words ‘to’ and ‘too’, such as: ‘I’d like too work with you’, while asking whether job ‘oppurtunities’ are ‘avalible’ at the company.
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Others sign their letters with several kisses, showing an inappropriate level of friendliness with a potential boss who they have never met.
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‘Ask a Year 10 class [aged 14 and 15] how many of them have read a book for pleasure recently and you might get two or three hands.
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decline in old-fashioned grammar and spelling.’
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