Compulsory reading explained

Compulsory reading, required reading, or school reading, refers to a work of literature that is a required reading assignment in an educational system.^[1]

In Poland, the list of required reading (pl|lektura szkolna,) was established in the early 20th century and has continued till today.^[2]

See also

• Children's literature
• Guided reading
• Independent reading
• International Board on Books for Young People
• List of children's classic books
• School Reading List
• Shared reading
• Syllabus
• USBBY Outstanding International Books List
• Western canon
• Young adult fiction

Notes and References

1. Multiple sources:
   • Janićijević . Valerija . 2018 . READING: BETWEEN COMPULSORY READING AND FREE CHOICE . Educația Plus . English . XX . 2 . 83–103 . 1842-077X.
   • Tsang . Art . Fung . Daniel . 2023-07-10 . Compulsory versus voluntary extensive reading: Investigating English learners' perceptions, proficiency and school banding . The Curriculum Journal . 35 . 2 . 168–183 . en . 10.1002/curj.218 . 0958-5176. free .
   • Book: Dolin . Tim . Required Reading: Literature in Australian Schools since 1945 . Jones . Jo . Dowsett . Patricia . 2020-08-18 . Monash University . 978-1-925495-57-7 . en.
     • Tan . Amy . 1996 . Required Reading and Other Dangerous Subjects . The Threepenny Review . 67 . 5–9 . 4384553 . 0275-1410.
   • Brown . Joan L. . Johnson . Crista . 1998 . Required Reading: The Canon in Spanish and Spanish American Literature . Hispania . 81 . 1 . 1–19 . 10.2307/345448 . 345448 . 0018-2133. subscription .
   • Lazzarich . Marinko . 2018-03-01 . (Ne)sloboda izbora književnih djela i problemski pristup interpretaciji literarnoga predloška u nastavi lektire . The (Lack of) Freedom in Choosing Literary Works and the Problem Approach to Literature Interpretation in Required Reading Lessons . Croatian Journal of Education - Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje . en . 20 . 10.15516/cje.v20i0.2216 . 1848-5197. subscription .
   • Józefowicz . Anna . 2022 . Co z tą zmianą? – opinie nauczycieli edukacji wczesnoszkolnej na temat lektur szkolnych . What about this change? – opinions of teachers of early school education about school reading . Podstawy Edukacji . Polish . 15 . 285–305 . 2081-2264.
   • Gierczak . Sylwia Katarzyna . 2017 . Nowe media jako "lekarstwo" na opór uczniów wobec lektur szkolnych . Folia Bibliologica . PL . 59 . 10.17951/fb.2017.59.119 . 2449-8246. free .
     • Czernek-Pasierbek . Paulina . 2021 . Od czego zaczynać? Dyskusja o lekturach szkolnych w dobie antropocentrycznej opresji . Paidia I Literatura . Polish . 3 . 1–11 . 2719-4167.
2. Book: Franaszek, Anna . Od Bieruta do Herlinga-Grudzińskiego: wykaz lektur szkolnych w Polsce w latach 1946-1999 . 2006 . Biblioteka Narodowa . 978-83-7009-542-0 . pl.