Younger Kids Reading More?

Interesting post on young kids and reading at Number 2 Pencil:

The difference shows: Statistics released Thursday show that 9-year-olds' reading skills have risen since 1971, and the biggest jump has come in the past five years.
Reading skills of high schoolers have actually dipped since 1999 and are essentially unchanged in a generation. Source

Might have to reexamine my earlier post.