Deb­bie Ja­cob

The Ju­ly/Au­gust hol­i­days are the per­fect time for re­luc­tant read­ers to dis­cov­er some good books and re­turn to school ahead of their non-read­ing peers. Stud­ies since the 1950s prove that stu­dents who read over the hol­i­days re­turn to school about four months ahead of their non-read­ing peers in read­ing com­pre­hen­sion.

Chil­dren should al­ways choose their own read­ing ma­te­r­i­al–as long as it is age-ap­pro­pri­ate. Just like adults, chil­dren learn about great books be­cause they hear about them. Movie tie-ins and books that con­nect to their in­ter­ests are all good ways to en­cour­age read­ing.

Here is a list of books I have found that con­nect to the most re­luc­tant read­ers. All of the books are for av­er­age read­ers 12 and above. Stu­dents from ten to 12 will en­joy these books al­so, but might need an adult to help them read.

http://www.guardian.co.tt/dig­i­tal/new-mem­bers