Compulsory reading

Compulsory reading, required reading, or school reading, refers to a work, often of literature, that is a required reading assignment in an educational system. Compulsory reading is often based on an acknowledged canon, like the Western canon.

Pedagogy

There is a debate in educational research around the value of assigning compulsory reading versus voluntary reading.

By nation

In Poland, the list of required reading (Polish: lektura szkolna, [lɛkˈtu.ra ˈʂkɔl.na]) was established in the early 20th century and has continued till today.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Boguszewska, Anna (2019), "Zmiany w doborze lektury ucznia w wieku wczesnoszkolnym na przełomie XX i XXI wieku w polskiej szkole" [Changes in the selection of required reading books of early school pupils at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries in Polish school], Innowacyjność w praktyce pedagogicznej. Tom. 3: Współdziałanie rodziców – dziecka – nauczyciela (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, pp. 71–85, retrieved 2023-08-30
  2. ↑ Multiple sources:
  3. ↑ Tsang, A., Fung, D. (10 July 2023). "Compulsory versus voluntary extensive reading: Investigating English learners' perceptions, proficiency and school banding". The Curriculum Journal. 35 (2). Wiley: 168–183. doi:10.1002/curj.218.
  4. ↑ https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-whole-class-novels-vs-choice-reading-why-not-do-both/2019/04
  5. ↑ Franaszek, Anna (2006). Od Bieruta do Herlinga-Grudzińskiego: wykaz lektur szkolnych w Polsce w latach 1946-1999 (in Polish). Biblioteka Narodowa. ISBN 978-83-7009-542-0.