Apparently, Young adult literature can assist a teacher to meet the students’ diversified needs. How? The initial stage is for the teacher to identify and classify his students according to their reading preferences– there are basically 3 types of readers, firstly the capable readers, this are those who are not often read nor do they enjoy reading. Second, is the at- risk readers , these are the type of readers who are not good students and who never read unless absolutely have to and usually are the type of students who lack interest in anything. The third and last type of readers are those derived from the increased cultural diversity in the society where they feel isolated and see little connection with the books that are traditionally used in the English language. This group of readers are called the Bilingual readers.These different category of students should be approached differently in order to achieve the ultimate goal of getting the students’ interest to read books.
The method using Young Adult Literature is firstly by encouraging students to read widely, they should be given the right to choose their own books much of the time. If the teacher guide students and supportive of their reading, often they do start to move along on their own fairly well.
The next step is students are encouraged to write something pertaining to what they had read or are still reading and thus use their writing to connect with others in the class. At this stage, students read and write for authentic purposes .
As far as possible, in a literature class, a teacher should focus on providing a range of learning experiences with literature. Students should be given some say in what they are studying, by doing so, they are much more willing to cooperate and become involved in all types of learning. Ultimately this help the students to interact meaningfully with their reading.
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