I couldn't agree more. Reading is not just degrading in your country but all over the world just like my country the Philippines. Many teachers nowadays are having a hard time helping the students how to read but they actually can't handle it very well it's because children don't get the idea the importance of reading nowadays.
It always begins at home,as parents are the first teachers. Sometimes parents, didn't also know their responsibilities nowadays they think it's the teachers works to do.
That's why right now,we should be aware of what we are doing especially we have kids around as it's always starts at home.Learning is a two way process not just teachers and students alone but also with the guidance and help with their parents.