I just saw a tweet that said, quote, “[Young Adult literature] seems to be the go to choice when kids can't read.”

I started reading in English when I was 3 y/o. In MS I read “Grapes of Wrath” and in HS I read “Anna Karenina,” both in Spanish. I’m now 29 and still love YA lit. +

+ I stay out of the canon convos because most of it is above my head. I don’t understand the terms being used and I don’t have experience teaching lit or ELA (at that level). I do, however, love reading and condone it in virtually all forms (obvi nothing harmful, etc) +

+ There are zillions of genres in this world, and they won’t all appeal to each person. If a kid finds something that sparks them, that leads them to want to keep reading, applaud their choice and feed that interest!! +

+ If a teacher chooses YA for their class, because they know it will engage their students, why is there an assumption that it’s chosen because the students can’t read? Kids who can’t read can be exposed to the classics, & kids who can read shouldn’t be relegated to only those +

+ TL;DR - let the kids read what they wanna read, don’t judge them or make assumptions based on their choices, especially if you call yourself an educator. Also I’m bilingual, have a masters degree, and still like reading YA