What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers)

['thul]

Agreed. Give the children the books that are popular. They (the teachers) will find that the kids might like them better for it.
If they wish to make extra learning out of the books, perhaps make them try to look beyond what they just read in it. Make them ask "why did (s)he do that?"

Also, the thing they need to know is that while it is easier to have all the children read the same book, All the children are far from identical. A book suitable for one child, is not suitable for all. Instead they should try to pick out maybe 4-6 books of slightly different type. Have the kids choose between them. It would also not hurt to have them reward those that go beyond the bare minimum.