Compulsory reading

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Compulsory reading, required reading or school reading refers to a work of literature that is a required reading assignment in an educational system. [1] [2]

In Poland, the list of required reading (Polish : lektura szkolna) was established in the early 20th century and has continued till today. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Boguszewska, Anna (2019), "Zmiany w doborze lektury ucznia w wieku wczesnoszkolnym na przełomie XX i XXI wieku w polskiej szkole" [Changes in the selection of required reading books of early school pupils at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries in Polish school], Innowacyjność w praktyce pedagogicznej. Tom. 3: Współdziałanie rodziców – dziecka – nauczyciela (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, pp. 71–85, retrieved 2023-08-30
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  3. Franaszek, Anna (2006). Od Bieruta do Herlinga-Grudzińskiego: wykaz lektur szkolnych w Polsce w latach 1946-1999 (in Polish). Biblioteka Narodowa. ISBN   978-83-7009-542-0.