Some things in education change, but an assigned reading list is a consistent way to help students of all ages avoid the dreaded loss of skills during summer months.
Bowing to children’s desire for choice, most schools allow kids to choose individual titles among general categories. But if your student has free choice, three big trends this summer include:
Diversity, again this summer. Kids want to read about characters that look like them and live in the real world.
Fantastic beasts. Although dragons and unicorns are still popular, real-life animals like peacocks and llamas are gaining traction.
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and math) has downaged into the very early childhood space. Think babies and toddlers – long before kiddos have assigned reading!