I remember as a teenager having a lot of trouble with this I think the school make a very poor job in making children curious about book stories, before start

I remember as a teenager having a lot of trouble with this I think the school make a very poor job in making children curious about book stories, before start ramming you with 100s of pages of literary classics, so deep and powerful, that most teenagers are not gonna care Especially when they are not incentivised at home. And have other more attractive stories going on in the form of games or movies Read more in class, teachers know well most students haven't read anything at home. And most children will be afraid to admit to the class, and alone to the teacher, that they haven't read and are not following the story, so they don't get an explanation. Even though the teacher knows very well most students will be completely lost Even reading the "not allowed" summaries before the quiz was a drag. It was just an exercise in survival and making it up They should probably focus on shorter books, more captivating stories for children, like Harry Potter? ... tell the parents to read with the child at home and help them understand any difficult part, maybe get some comic books to start, maybe let children choose different themes like sci-fi action magic... Spend more time in the end hammering a 5 line story summary, the more important points that needed interpretation, why they are important...