Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Offering students a chance to sample new genres and styles of books in the school library can help them break out of a reading rut.

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Samantha Sova, an English language arts teacher at Fauquier High School in Warrenton, VA, has heard it time and again: “I hate reading.” In her efforts to inspire students to enjoy reading again, she sees value in giving them choice. “If they like what they're reading,” she notes, “they'll actually do it.”

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