reluctant reader
Disinclined page-turner
A reluctant reader is someone, typically a child or student, who can read but avoids it or resists doing so.
The term appears in educational contexts to distinguish those who lack motivation from those who lack ability: The librarian recommended graphic novels for reluctant readers.
The reluctance may stem from boredom, difficulty, or competition from screens.
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- booksBound written works
- dyslexiaDifficulty processing written language
- boredLacking interest or engagement
- audiobooksNarrated literary recordings
page turner · comics · graphic novels · unmotivated · avoidant · homework · classroom · attention · distracted · short attention span · fidgeting · screen time · chapter books · picture books · phonics · comprehension · frustrated · resistant
- reading skillsvocabulary, literacy skills, decoding, grammar, fluency
- readersbookworm, bibliophile, book lover, book nerd, bookish
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
reluctant readervoracious reader
One who consumes books insatiably
bookworm · bibliophile · book lover · book nerd · bookaholic
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