Factors related to children, parents and school teachers influencing children reading habits: A review of literature

The reading habit of children is affected by the penetration of electronic devices, social media applications and games. Hence, there is a general decline in reading habit and reading culture of society and specifically among children. In this situation, current study looks into the factors related to children, parents and school teachers influencing children reading habits. The possible keywords were formulated and searched in relevant databases. The studies that reported the factors related to children reading habits, in English language and accessible to the researchers were included. The study will be a significant addition in relevant literature by reporting contributing factors related to children, parents, and school teachers in developing reading habits among children. The beneficiaries are children, their families, school teachers as well as school administrators to use appropriately the methods and techniques to inculcate reading habits.