Hot Headine: A Novel Concept!

Think about if we allowed children to read what they want to read in an effort to instill a lifelong love of reading vs. forcing them to spend summer afternoons with must-read classics. It's a novel concept for some and one that makes perfect sense. If it comes down to children reading at all and not reading because the material doesn't interest them, wouldn't you want them to read something? That's the conclusion some schools in Milwaukee came to this summer when they recommended graphic novels, comics, magazines, websites, anything to get the students reading on their own and coming back for more!

Here at Topics, we design educational programs that contain relevant content for the target audience so they can relate to the material and go deeper into learning the skills. So if the point is to read and acquire skills that come from that, certainly we should let kids enjoy what they read and they'll likely do more of it. And then, when fall comes around, you can get back to the classics.

Full article, here.