The Aquitaine Reluctant Readers Series
Why a Reluctant Reader Series?
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Not all children read at the same level nor do all children enjoy reading. While a good many children do become excited and engaged in reading, especially in the primary grades, some are reluctant and disinterested. While a child may not show a natural interest in reading, this does not mean he/she cannot become a skilled and even enthusiastic reader. If the child has reached middle grade and is still disinterested, it’s time to take action.
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While any child, young or old, male or female can be a reluctant reader the largest number of unenthusiastic readers are adolescent boys. Research shows that a good number of boys who were avid readers in the elementary grades become disinterested in reading during their middle school years. However, there are a number of factors that may contribute to this shift—increasing complexity of material, peer pressure—one of the primary reasons seems to be they fail to see the connection between reading and “real” life.
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School assignments, such as book reports, can become stressful for these students as well as parents and teachers. These children need material that is especially prepared to be relevant to the curriculum as well as to life. This material must be written to engage the reluctant reader, using images as well as text and presented in electronic and paper to fit classroom and leisure reading.
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Books for the reluctant reader must be:
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Relevant to the curriculum (Common Core),
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Factual but engaging,
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Written to pique and hold interest,
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Presented in text and images,
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Available as ebook and in print, and
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Priced to be affordable for the individual student as well as bulk-priced to be attractive to schools.
Aquitaine, Ltd.’s Reluctant Reader Series, geared to middle grade readers, fills all these requirements. Our books have been thoroughly researched and edited by leading scientists and written by educators and librarians.