How Will the Next Generation Read and Write?

       Since thousands of years back, people have been communicating with both spoken and written language. Although the roots of the languages have remained the same, the languages have been adapted and  manipulated over time to fit with the society who is using it. For example, Americans do not still use the English that we adopted from the British many years ago; it has greatly evolved. Each generation has a different style of reading and writing. Our generation is the first in a long time to greatly adapt written language. One reason for this is the idea that technology is changing almost every aspect of this generation's lives.
      These days, people engage in communication with technology more than face-to-face communication. Through text messaging, this generation has created shortcuts and slang for new words that are easier to type and almost seem like a code language. This seems to be spreading very quickly, and many people are concerned that this generation is going to lose its ability to create fluid, grammatically correct sentences. However, after reading the articles, I don't think the next generation will read and write any differently. They will still be taught the same vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structuring in school, and will develop strong reading and writing skills. Although they will still use slang more often on the internet and social media, I believe it will not affect their schoolwork and their true ability to read and write clearly. In addition to this, I believe the next generation will continue to have stronger reading skills due to the fact that they are reading more often. While they may not always be reading intellectual challenging works, they are still improving their reading, comprehension and efficiency skills. Therefore, I feel as thought the next generation will continue to have great reading and writing skills, and will actually participate in these more often.