Worried by the steady decline in reading habits among young learners, a Professor of Discourse Analysis and Linguistics, Bandele Adeboye Sogbesan, has called for a radical shift in the content and presentation of children’s literature in Nigeria.
Sogbesan, who made the call at the 32nd Inaugural Lecture of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, insisted that sparking interest in reading at an early age requires more engaging, imaginative and fun-based literary materials tailored to young minds.