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[quote=Anonymous]Horrible, horrible idea.

Take them to the library weekly this summer. Encourage them to get (and read) whatever they want. No judgement or insults about their choices.

And encourage them to throw in a book each time that’s a little outside their usual fare. Not A LOT outside their usual. Not just award-winners or three grade levels above them etc. Just something THEY can choose that is more of a “risk” - something the don’t already know for sure” they’ll love.

Because both things can be true at once: Reading easy, light, predictable, or non-challenging books can be great for them!! It’s a ridiculously healthy and beneficial way for them to relax their brains, entertain themselves with stories, and generally be quiet and unplugged from screens … and the harder work of school and being a good kid at home etc.

Don’t screw up their healthy “Reading to Relax” orientation!!

And yes, in addition, reading CAN serve other purposes too. It can challenge is to think more deeply. Or more carefully. It can expand our world view. It can expand our empathy. It can show us glimpses of ourselves and our life/world/personality that help us feel seen/supported/less alone in the world.  It a teach us new words, sharpen our ways of processing information, and model for us how to structure sentences, paragraphs, and more.

These are all wonderful possibilities. If your kids enjoy reading, they will find their way to all of those upsides in time. Take them to the library. Let them explore. Let them choose. Give them autonomy to explore topics that interest them. 
Introduce them to book blogs that will suggest new books without you turning it into “assigned reading”.

Google the “What Do We Do All Day” booklists. Amazing resource for all ages, abilities, and interests. My kids love pulling up those lists at the library, looking at covers, reading jacket flaps, and throwing one or two in the bag along with “the usuals”.

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