Student Selected Book

Student Selected or Teacher Selected Books

Most students find it hard to focus when reading teacher selected books. They can't concentrate when they find the book boring or uninteresting. Some teachers believe that the best way to teach students is to pick the books themselves. But how can a student learn efficiently when they can't even stay awake while reading the assigned book? The better way for students to be active and understand well when reading books is if the students choose the book they wish to read.

One reason student selected books are better for students is because the students don’t become bored of the book. “But fans of the reading workshop say that assigning books leaves many children bored or unable to understand the

Student selected books are the best way for students to be successful in life because the books can be different levels that are best suited for each student in the class. “According to Renaissance Learning’s 2012 report on the books read by almost 400,000 students in grades 9-12 in 2010-2011, the average reading level of the top 40 books is a little above fifth grade (5.3 to be exact).” (Statsky) If these students are not reading well enough, it could mean they aren't understanding the book assigned. They also might be so low of a reading score that the teacher picked book is too challenging. This means that the students should have separate books that will challenge them individually. In middle school, I had a teacher who let us pick our books to read but in a way that she could control what we read. We got to pick from a list of about 25 books from different interests and lexiles. This is why student selected books are the best way for students to be successful in life because the books can be different levels that are best suited for each student in the class because it will allow each student to be challenged. This will help the students improve their individual reading score and then the students can become successful in their lives. Some teachers may argue that with students picking their own books to read, the teacher will not be able to test them properly. This is a downfall but it can be fixed in many ways. One way is teachers can come up with a list of books they know or have read and then have students pick from the list. Another way they can test students more efficiently is if they ask the class to pick a book they would all like to read or some groups in the class what they would like to read. Once the teacher does this, they can look up the book or read it themselves and be able to have an understanding and teach the students about the