“Grammar” of Student Attitudes towards Reading

The question of reading practices and their transformations is particularly acute in the context of digital culture. Based on data from a questionnaire survey covering 11,147 students from the lower secondary and upper secondary stages of secondary education across the country, the article traces the influences caused by modern technological innovations on the preferences for the type of reading media and the type of reading texts in digital environment. The main features of screen reading are highlighted, the question of the status of audio reading is problematized, an attempt is made to clarify the reason why the encounter with hypertext can bring pleasure.